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13th-15thAdmendments

• 13th AmendmentSection 1. Neither slavery nor
  involuntaryservitude, except as a punishment for
  crimewhereof the party shall have been duly
  convicted,shall exist within the United States,
  or anyplace subject to their jurisdiction.
• Section 2. Congress shall have power to
  enforcethis article by appropriate legislation.

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14th Admendment

• 14th AmendmentSection 1. All persons born or
  naturalized in theUnited States, and subject to
  the jurisdictionthereof, are citizens of the
  United States and ofthe State wherein they
  reside. No State shallmake or enforce any law
  which shall abridge theprivileges or immunities
  of citizens of theUnited States nor shall any
  State deprive anyperson of life, liberty, or
  property, without dueprocess of law nor deny to
  any person within itsjurisdiction the equal
  protection of the laws.

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15th amendment

• 15th AmendmentSection 1. The right of citizens of
  the UnitedStates to vote shall not be denied or
  abridged bythe United States or by any State on
  account ofrace, color, or previous condition of
  servitude.
• Section 2. The Congress shall have power
  toenforce this article by appropriate
  legislation

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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

• Who was Andrew Johnson?
• Only Southern Senator loyal to Union
• Grew up poor hated plantation ruling class ofthe
  South

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Andrew Johnson Impeachment

• Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Battle over
  Reconstruction
• Radical Republicans feel Johnson is lettingSouth
  off easy
• Johnson pardons 90of all plantation owners
• Declares Reconstruction complete after a mere
  8months
• Legislative Battles
• Johnson vetoes Reconstruction Act of 1867,
  whichallowed all freed persons to vote
• Does not want to extend black rights at
  theexpense of whites

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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

• Congressional Tyranny
• All military orders must go through Gen.
  Grant,not the president
• Overrides all of Johnsons vetoes
• Office of Tenure Act
• Congress must approve all changes in
  cabinetpositions, even removals
• Johnson tries to remove his Secretary of War
• Congress impeaches Johnson after 3rd attempt
• Senate does not convict Johnson (by one vote)

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