Which of the following is true of Johnson's impeachment trial?
A. Ironically, Johnson was saved by the Radical Republicans, who argued that impeachment should not be used as a political weapon.
B. Because of public outrage at the way Johnson was being forced out of office, the Senate voted to acquit him.
C. Johnson's acquittal by the Senate established the precedent that Congress could not use impeachment as a political weapon against the President.
D. Although Johnson was found guilty, his appeal to the Supreme Court prevented his removal from office.
Answer: C
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A) Billy Graham. B) Jerry Falwell. C) Oral Roberts. D) Pat Robertson.
____________________ was a colonial port city that flotillas loaded with bullion departed from yearly to return to Spain
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The moral of Sophocles' play Oedipus was
a. that although one cannot avoid the fate of the gods, one's own actions bear personal responsibility. b. adhering to a "higher law" to bury her brother meant that Antigone had to break Athenian law. c. evil acts breed evil deeds, and Orestes was not wrong to avenge his father. d. women should be granted more legal rights and status, or Medea would not have harmed her children. e. that Lysistrata could organize women and show the foolishness of war.
Plains Indians responded to the increasing numbers of emigrants on the Overland Trail by
A. demanding compensation from both the government and the emigrants. B. migrating away from the main corridor of travel. C. attacking the wagon trains. D. refusing to trade with the emigrants.