Moderate Republicans Ultimately Did Not Agree to Impeach President Johnson

question 42

Multiple Choice

Moderate Republicans ultimately did not agree to impeach President Johnson because they believed

• A) he did not violate the Tenure of Office Act as charged.
• B) his failings did not constitute an unwillingness to uphold the Constitution.
• C) it would plunge the nation back into civil war.
• D) radical Republicans had overstepped their powers.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, serving as a critical value for decision-making in hypothesis testing.

Coefficient

A numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression (e.g., in math or statistics).

Dummy Variables

Numerical variables used in statistical modeling to represent subgroups of the sample in regression analyses.

Nominal Variable

A type of variable that represents categories with no inherent numeric value or order.