23Mar
2015
2015
This Week in History: Senate Censured President Andrew Jackson
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /Featured photo, above: President Andrew Jackson, circa 1860 (Source: Creative Commons). Jackson’s name has been associated with the spread of democracy, in terms of the passing of political power from established elites to ordinary voters.
West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history.
On March 24, 1765 Britain passed the Quartering Act, requiring the American Colonies to house British troops.
On March 28, 1834 the Senate censured President Andrew Jackson. After a ten-week debate, the Senate voted 26 to 20 to censure the president for assuming power not conferred by the Constitution.
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Kelly and Nancy Landers at the 2015 Gratitude House Gala
