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What dubious presidential honor does Andrew Johnson hold?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to the Library of Congress, Johnson was impeached in 1868 after removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton from office without Senate approval. Congress and Johnson had dueling Reconstruction policies after the Civil War, and Stanton’s dismissal was considered the unconstitutional last straw in that struggle. However, the Senate was unable to secure enough votes to convict Johnson on any articles of impeachment.

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What dubious presidential honor does Andrew Johnson hold?

• The first president to resign in disgrace
• The first president to be convicted of treason
• The first president to be forcibly removed from office
• The first president to face an impeachment trial