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19 August, 16:19

Which explains why Senator Edmund Ross voted not guilty in Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial?

A. He did not believe presidents should ever be impeached, regardless of the law.

B. He knew that he would lose reelection if he voted to convict the president.

C. He genuinely felt that Johnson was innocent of any impeachable offense.

D. He had received a large campaign contribution form Johnson's party.

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  1. 19 August, 16:42
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    It would be C. because presidents could only get impeached if they did high crimes or misdemeanors, which President Johnson did not commit any of them so he was not guilty, and that was the reason Edmund Ross voted not guilty.
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