The Tenure of Office Act, passed in 1867 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson, denied the President of the United States the power to remove from office anyone who had been appointed or approved by Congress, unless the removal was also approved by Congress. This included officials whom the President himself had appointed, with the advice and consent of the Senate. 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Order: 17th President Vice President: none Term of office: April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 Preceded by: Abraham Lincoln Succeeded by: Ulysses S. Grant Date of birth: December 29, 1808 Place of birth: Raleigh, North Carolina Date of death: July 31, 1875 Place of death: near Elizabethton, Tennessee First Lady... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

In the post-Civil War political environment, President Johnson endorsed the quick re-admission of the Southern secessionist states. The two thirds Republican majorities of both houses of Congress, won in 1866, however, passed laws over Johnson's vetoes, establishing a series of five military districts overseeing newly created state governments, to create local civil rights laws to protect newly freed slaves; to police the area; to ensure the secessionist states would show some good faith before being readmitted; and, arguably, to inflict some punishment on the secessionists. States would be readmitted gradually. The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ...

The Tenure of Office Act had been specifically designed by Congress to protect Secretary of War Edwin Stanton from dismissal by President Andrew Johnson. Stanton agreed with "Congressional Reconstruction", and Congress wanted to ensure their military district plan was not undermined by a new Johnson appointee. The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 - December 24, 1869), born in Steubenville, Ohio, was an American political figure, prominent in the American Civil War and in the Reconstruction era. ... Order: 17th President Vice President: none Term of office: April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 Preceded by: Abraham Lincoln Succeeded by: Ulysses S. Grant Date of birth: December 29, 1808 Place of birth: Raleigh, North Carolina Date of death: July 31, 1875 Place of death: near Elizabethton, Tennessee First Lady... In the history of the United States, Reconstruction was the period after the American Civil War when the southern states of the breakaway Confederacy were reintegrated into the United States of America. ...

In February 1868, after months of public conflict with Congress, Johnson notifed Congress that he was dismissing Stanton; Stanton locked himself in the War Department, and had his declared successor arrested. The crisis led to Johnson's impeachment, the first ever of a United States President, but after a three-month trial, Johnson avoided removal from office by the Senate by a single vote. Stanton resigned in May 1868. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... War Department may refer to the military establishments of several different countries: British War Department Confederate War Department United States Department of War, under the leadership of the United States Secretary of War (until 1947) See also: defense minister This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...

In 1887 the Tenure of Office Act was repealed. In 1926, this type of law was ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Myers v. United States, which affirmed the ability of the President to remove a Postmaster without Congressional approval. 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the United States of America. ... Myers v. ... If you are looking for different meanings of this word, see Postmaster (disambiguation) A postmaster is a term used in post offices to denote the head or master of the office. ...