Why Did the House of Representatives Impeach President Johnson

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why did the House of Representatives impeach President Johnson?

• A) because he dismissed officers in the southern military districts
• B) because he challenged the Tenure in Office Act by removing the Secretary of War
• C) because he vetoed the First and Second Reconstruction Acts
• D) because he attempted to abolish the Freedmen's Bureau
• E) because he opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment

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Definitions:

Ribosomes

Cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis, translating messenger RNA into amino acid sequences.

Mitochondria

Organelles found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, involved in energy production through the process of cellular respiration.

Nucleolus

In a cell nucleus, a dense, irregularly shaped region where ribosomal subunits are assembled.

Nucleoplasm

Of a nucleus, viscous fluid enclosed by the nuclear envelope.