Why was President Johnson taken to trial on impeachment charges? Former Confederate elected officials accused him of changing the criteria for readmittance to the Unior
Radical Republicans accused him of straying too far from Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.
Former Confederate leaders accused him of being too harsh on states trying to reenter the Union.
Radical Republicans were angry that he was so forgiving of the former Confederate states.

Radical Republicans accused him of straying too far from Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.

Explanation:

The primary charge against Johnson was that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act, passed by Congress in March 1867, over his veto. ... The impeachment and trial of Andrew Johnson had important political implications for the balance of federal legislative-executive power.

Thats why I think its 2nd Option.

where is the passage?

can't without the passage.

post the full question.