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The new relationship between Congress and the president was Congress passes, Johnson vetoes, Congress overrules. Their record of overturning Johnson 15 times still stands. Not only did Congress help the former slaves, they severely weakened Johnson's power. They even passed a bill that left Johnson unable to fire Cabinet members without the agreement from Congress. It was a trap and Johnson took the bait. Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and the Republicans immediately called for an impeachment. Johnson, in a sense, destroyed his own presidency by not compromising with his opponents. In February 1868, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president 126 to 47. A vote in the Senate would decide the fate of Johnson's presidency. If 2/3 of the Senate voted to convict him, the Johnson presidency would be over. Tickets were sold as if it were the Olympics today. Washington D.C.'s high society got all dressed up as well as members of the military and diplomats from foreign nations to watch the impeachment. In the end, Johnson retained the presidency by a single vote. By that time, the 1868 election had begun and Johnson would lose the Democratic nomination.

==~~<span style="color:rgb(44,54,53);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:19.5px;">~~Death~~</span>~~==

==Death==

~~<span style="color:rgb(44,54,53);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:19.5px;">~~In the end, it was clear that Johnson was no Lincoln. Johnson would die in July 1875, a few months after being elected to the very place he was nearly impeached in; the Senate. He was the first and only president ever to do so. By giving making Congress the dominant branch during his presidency, that body of government would remain dominant and thus a series of weak presidents would follow.~~</span>~~

In the end, it was clear that Johnson was no Lincoln. Johnson would die in July 1875, a few months after being elected to the very place he was nearly impeached in; the Senate. He was the first and only president ever to do so. By giving making Congress the dominant branch during his presidency, that body of government would remain dominant and thus a series of weak presidents would follow.

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 The new relationship between Congress and the president was Congress passes, Johnson vetoes, Congress overrules. Their record of overturning Johnson 15 times still stands. Not only did Congress help the former slaves, they severely weakened Johnson's power. They even passed a bill that left Johnson unable to fire Cabinet members without the agreement from Congress. It was a trap and Johnson took the bait. Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and the Republicans immediately called for an impeachment. Johnson, in a sense, destroyed his own presidency by not compromising with his opponents. In February 1868, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president 126 to 47. A vote in the Senate would decide the fate of Johnson's presidency. If 2/3 of the Senate voted to convict him, the Johnson presidency would be over. Tickets were sold as if it were the Olympics today. Washington D.C.'s high society got all dressed up as well as members of the military and diplomats from foreign nations to watch the impeachment. In the end, Johnson retained the presidency by a single vote. By that time, the 1868 election had begun and Johnson would lose the Democratic nomination.
-==<span style="color:rgb(44,54,53);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:19.5px;">Death</span>==
+==Death==
-<span style="color:rgb(44,54,53);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:19.5px;">In the end, it was clear that Johnson was no Lincoln. Johnson would die in July 1875, a few months after being elected to the very place he was nearly impeached in; the Senate. He was the first and only president ever to do so. By giving making Congress the dominant branch during his presidency, that body of government would remain dominant and thus a series of weak presidents would follow.</span>
+In the end, it was clear that Johnson was no Lincoln. Johnson would die in July 1875, a few months after being elected to the very place he was nearly impeached in; the Senate. He was the first and only president ever to do so. By giving making Congress the dominant branch during his presidency, that body of government would remain dominant and thus a series of weak presidents would follow.
 [[Category:List]]
 [[Category:Male Villains]]