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The Republicans won overwhelming majorities in both the House and Senate, putting them in a position to easily override any veto by President Andrew Johnson.

The 40th Congress — passed three major Reconstruction Acts that put the former rebel states under military rule. In the closing months of the Congress, the Senate deliberated and acquitted Johnson by a single vote.

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