The Radical Republicans were a faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854—some six years before the Civil War—until the Compromise of 1877,which effectively ended Reconstruction. They called themselves "Radicals" because of their goal of immediate,complete,and permanent eradication of slavery in the United States. They were opposed during the war by the Moderate Republicans,and by the pro-slavery and anti-Reconstruction Democratic Party. Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation. After weaker measures in 1866 resulted in violence against former slaves in the rebel states,Radicals pushed the Fourteenth Amendment and statutory protections through Congress. They opposed allowing ex-Confederate officers to retake political power in the Southern U.S.,and emphasized equality,civil rights and voting rights for the "freedmen",i.e.,former slaves who had been freed during or after the Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
Thaddeus Stevens was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania,one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against black Americans,Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction,leading the opposition to U.S. President Andrew Johnson. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the American Civil War,he played a leading role,focusing his attention on defeating the Confederacy,financing the war with new taxes and borrowing,crushing the power of slave owners,ending slavery,and securing equal rights for the freedmen.
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction,also known as the Joint Committee of Fifteen,was a joint committee of the 39th United States Congress that played a major role in Reconstruction in the wake of the American Civil War. It was created to "inquire into the condition of the States which formed the so-called Confederate States of America,and report whether they,or any of them,are entitled to be represented in either house of Congress.”
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Saint Pius X Catholic High School is a private Roman Catholic university preparatory secondary school in Kansas City,Missouri,United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24,1868,when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson,the 17th president of the United States,for "high crimes and misdemeanors". The alleged high crimes and misdemeanors were afterwards specified in eleven articles of impeachment adopted by the House on March 2 and 3,1868. The primary charge against Johnson was that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act. Specifically,that he had acted to remove from office Edwin Stanton and to replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas as secretary of war ad interim. The Tenure of Office had been passed by Congress in March 1867 over Johnson's veto with the primary intent of protecting Stanton from being fired without the Senate's consent. Stanton often sided with the Radical Republican faction and did not have a good relationship with Johnson.
Cindy Neighbor is a current Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,who represents the 18th district. She first served from 2003 to 2004 as a Republican,and then served as a Democrat from 2007 to 2011. Neighbor ran for re-election in 2010 and was defeated by Republican John Rubin. Neighbor ran again in 2016 and reclaimed her seat,from Erik Jenkins,the Republican who ran to replace the retiring Rubin.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 5,1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Pat Roberts won the open seat.
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson,17th president of the United States,was held in the United States Senate and concluded with acquittal on three of eleven charges before adjourning sine die without a verdict on the remaining charges. It was the first impeachment trial of a U.S. president and was the sixth federal impeachment trial in U.S. history. The trial began March 5,1868,and adjourned on May 26.
Ronald Ryckman Jr. is an American politician who represented the 78th District in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023,and served as the Speaker of the House from 2017 to 2023. He was first elected to the Kansas House in 2012,and previously served on the Olathe City Council from 2009 to 2017.
Rui Xu is a state representative in the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 25th district. He is the first Chinese-American person to ever serve in the Kansas Legislature and the only naturalized citizen and only Asian-American currently serving.
Charlotte Esau is an American politician serving as the Kansas State Representative for the 14th district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,her district is located in the center of Johnson County and currently covers north central Olathe and most of central Lenexa;after redistricting for population changes from the 2020 Census,it will cover the north central and northwestern part of Olathe. She was elected in 2018 to succeed her husband,Keith Esau,who ran for Secretary of State of Kansas.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Kansas's 39th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican John Doll since 2017,following his defeat of incumbent Larry Powell in the 2016 Republican primary.
During his presidency,Andrew Johnson,the 17th president of the United States,saw multiple efforts during his presidency to impeach him,culminating in his formal impeachment on February 24,1868,which was followed by a Senate impeachment trial in which he was acquitted.
The second impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson was an impeachment inquiry against Andrew Johnson,the president of the United States. It followed a previous inquiry in 1867. The second inquiry,unlike the first,was run by the House Select Committee on Reconstruction. The second inquiry ran from its authorization on January 27,1868 until the House Select Committee on Reconstruction reported to Congress on February 22,1868.
Timothy H. Johnson is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 38th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
Steven K. Howe is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 71st district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
The 2022 Kansas State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Kansas State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Lynn Rogers was appointed January 2,2021 after his predecessor,Jake LaTurner,resigned after being elected to Congress. Rogers lost his bid to a full term.
Andrew Johnson became the first president of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives on February 24,1868 after he acted to dismiss Edwin Stanton as secretary of war in disregard for the Tenure of Office Act.
