Question

Which of the following accurately recounts the impeachments of presidents andrew johnson and bill clinton? (1 point) the senate impeached them and the vice president acquitted them. the house impeached them and the supreme court acquitted them. the house impeached them and the senate acquitted them. the house subpoenaed them and the senate impeached them.

Answer 1

The correct answer of the given question above would be the third option.

The house impeached them and the senate acquitted them

Explanation:

They were the only two ever to be charged and both were absolved of charges by the Senate. Clinton was impeached because of the embarrassment while Johnson was questioned because of issues concerning firing people and believably being corrupt.

Answer 2

In both the Johnson and Clinton impeachment cases:

The House impeached them and the Senate acquitted them.

President Andrew Johnson Johnson opposed radical plans proposed in Congress concerning Reconstruction, preferring a more lenient approach.  He sought to remove Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, a leader among the radical Republicans. These were some of the factors which caused friction between Johnson and Congress and led to their attempt to impeach him.

In the case of President Clinton, the impeachment charges had to do with lying under oath and obstruction of justice, in regard to the investigation of his sexual affair with a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky.