Why did President Johnson risk violating the Tenure of Office Act to fire his secretary of war?

Secretary of War Edwin Stanton supported Radical Reconstruction and worked with congressional Republicans to carry out the Reconstruction Acts. President Johnson opposed this approach and wanted more control over Reconstruction, so he tried to remove Stanton despite the Tenure of Office Act. The correct choice is “The secretary was a strong supporter of Radical Reconstruction, which President Johnson vehemently opposed.”

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