Tenure of Office Act (1820)
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Tenure of Office Act (1820)
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The Tenure of Office Act of 1820, also known as the Four Years' Law, was passed on May 15, 1820 by the United States Congress, and purported to be "an Act to limit the term of office of certain officers therein named, and for other purposes". The author of the law was Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford; it was introduced into the Senate by Mahlon Dickerson of New Jersey. The Act imposed tenure limits on officeholders, and ensured their removal under certain conditions. Congress assert
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