How Did The Three Branches Changed From President George Washington To Andrew Johnson?

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the Power of the U.S Branch's Changed Depend on the President and Their Works Between 1789-1889 William Ko Seoul Christian School The three branches, executive, judicial and legislative shifted many times. The powers changed depend on the president and their works. How did three branches changed from president George Washington to Andrew Johnson? When George Washington served as the president of the United States in 1789, John Adams was the first vice president of the United State. Following the presidency of George Washington, Adams became the president in 1797. When Federalist Adams became the president, Thomas Jefferson became the vice president, who received the second highest vote. Thomas Jefferson drafted The …show more content…

After a week of the election of 1864, Lincoln got assassinated. Johnson unwillingly became the president after Lincoln. It was a big burden for Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson was from the southern part but he took the sides of the Northern. His executive faced many problems; those problems were difficult to solve. First, recovery of the southern part got ruined. Second, the dissatisfaction and hatred from the southern. The southern worried northern’s revenge after Lincoln’s assassination. Lastly, the emancipated blacks (Dewitt, 1903). Whites were not ready to treat blacks equally. Because Andrew Johnson had an aspect of white supremacy, the southern congress opposed in triumph against the northern. And the republican party that opposed slavery also attacked Johnson. As time passed, the congress and even the cabinet did not dictate him. Finally, Stanton affair broke out in 1867. Stanton declared that he served congress loyalty instead of president Johnson. President and congress were against each other after Johnson fired him from the secretary of the army. Impeachment of the president submitted for the first time in America. If ⅔ of Congressman vote approval, Johnson was to get fired from the office, but it rejected by a single vote. Even he did not get impeached, his reputation and politics got damaged (McKitrick, …show more content…

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