Why was the tenure of office act passed in 1867? a. to expand the president’s removal power b. to eliminate the president’s removal power c. to give the president unlimited removal power d. to limit the president’s removal power

The correct answer is option D.

Enacted in 1867 and in force from that year until 1887, the Tenure of Office Act was intended as a means to restrict or limit the power of the President of the United States of America to remove certain office-holders who had been appointed with Senate approval without express approval from the US Senate.

The Law was firmly opposed by then US President Andrew Johnson and it was later repealed completely by Congress in 1887.

c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

worcester v. georgia, legal case in which the u.s. supreme court on march 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on native american land. andrew jackson refused to enforce the ruling, the decision form the basis for most subsequent indian law in the united states.