What was the main difference between Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction?

As Abraham
Lincoln said in his Second Inaugural Address, "With malice toward none, with charity for
all," he hoped to bring the South back into the Union with a forgiving hand. Lincoln's plan
was based on the 10 percent rule. This rather generous plan would allow the former Confederate
states to be reintegrated back into the Union once ten percent of their voters swore loyalty to
the United States. Under this plan, nearly all former confederates would be granted a pardon.
They would then be able to draft their state constitutions and elect their own state
assemblies.

It was hoped that this kinder version of reconciliation would
encourage the rebels to lay down their arms and accept defeat. This plan would be the hallmark
of Presidential. Lincoln was assassinated before this plan could be put into action. His
successor, Andrew Johnson happened to be even more...

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