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Watergate Scandal

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Multiple Choice

In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend the impeachment of President Nixon because...

• he bombed Cambodia without Congressional Approval

• he did not get U.S. troops out of Vietnam

• He lied to Congress

• He was involved in a cover-up of a burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters

Multiple Choice

Nixon's closest advisers included H.R. Halderman, John Mitchell, and _________________

• John Sirica

• Sam Ervin

• Gerald Ford

• John Ehrlichman

Multiple Choice

In the event known as _______, Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in.

• The Saturday Night Massacre

• impeachment

• the Southern strategy

• Black Monday

Multiple Choice

During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

• Tape Recordings

• Contracts of different CREEP members

• Transcripts of his conversations

• Receipts of the hotel where Nixon had stayed

Multiple Choice

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the First President to do what?

• Resign

• Flee the Country

• Die while in office

• own a cat

Multiple Choice

Which statement most accurately depicts why President Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern

• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union

• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973

• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which misled the nation

Multiple Choice

What has been the most lasting effect of Watergate?

• Democratic control of the White House

• Democratic control of Congress

• an economic downturn

• public cynicism about government

Multiple Choice

When Nixon resigned, _________ became President.

• Spiro Agnew

• Ronald Reagan

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter