The Tenure of Office Act

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Tenure of Office Act

• A) gave the Senate the power to appoint members of the president's cabinet.
• B) was designed to limit President Andrew Johnson's authority.
• C) was roundly condemned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
• D) was both designed to limit President Andrew Johnson's authority and roundly condemned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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