Round 12: Tossup 6
Description Acceptable. During this event, William Evarts claimed the public wished to know if its target had “delivered up a fortress or surrendered a fleet.” Benjamin Butler’s harsh questioning of Lorenzo Thomas during this event may have backfired for one side. Profiles in Courage praises Edmund Ross for refusing a bribe while casting the (*) deciding vote during this event, which was initiated by John Bingham and Thaddeus Stevens. Salmon P. Chase presided over this event caused by the firing of War Secretary Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act. For 10 points, name this event where Radical Republicans barely failed to remove the 17th President from office. ■END■
ANSWER: impeachment of Andrew Johnson [accept answers describing the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson; prompt on answers describing a trial of Andrew Johnson with "what process led to his trial?"]
<History - American, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumukh Murthy | Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Midnight Bus to Vista | 67 | -5 |
| Terry Tang | Midnight Bus to Vista | Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | 110 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 110.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 88.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 80.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 70.00 |