Andrew Johnson President Andrew Johnson came out of poverty to become President of the United States. He was a man with little education who held strong political power and held many different high offices. As a strict constitutionalist, Johnson believed in limiting the powers of the federal government. President Johnson was one of the most aggressive Presidents who fought Congress, critics, and many others. President Andrew Johnson faced many problems after the Civil War including …showed first 75 words of 618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 618 total…success was ability to avoid being kicked out of office under impeachment. Although, during his administration many rights such as the rights to vote were given to blacks to pay them back for their military help. All these rights were pretty much useless by the system of black codes. Congress felt badly for the blacks and wanted to repay them in some way. President Andrew Johnson’s administration was filled with both failures and success.