What did the Tenure of Office Act do?a. It granted African Americans the right to serve in Congress. b. It limited cabinet members’ terms of office. c. It prevented the president from removing government officials without Senate approval.
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The correct answer is c. It prevented the president from removing government officials without Senate approval.
- The Tenure of Office Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1867, during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. The primary purpose of the Act was to restrict the power of President Andrew Johnson, and any future president, from removing certain officeholders without the consent of the Senate. Specifically, it forbade the president from dismissing officials who had been appointed with the Senate's advice and consent without first getting the Senate's approval to do so.