Nixon and the Watergate Scandal

When did Nixon serve as president?

• 1969-1974

• 1961-1965

• 1965-1969

• 1969-1973

To accuse a government official and/or charge with a crime is known as

• perjury

• political espionage

• impeachment

• subpoena

Nixon was impeached and removed from office.

• True

• False

How did the Watergate scandal get its name?

• Watergates opening was a metaphor used for the flood of information and the president's inability to stop it

• People broke into Richard Nixon's office at the Watergate aprtment complex to get information about the election

• Bill Watergate was the director of the FBI in charge of investigating Nixon but he was corrupt

• there was a break-in at the Watergate apartments and office complex in D.C.

What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate scandal? 

• The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up. 
• Because Nixon was President he did NOT have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court. 
• Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in. 
• Nixon told his vice-President to take the blame for the break-in. 

Which Supreme Court Case debunked Nixon's idea of "executive privilege" in regard to the Oval Office audio tapes?

• New Federalism v. US

• US v. Nixon

• Nixon v. US

• Nixon v. Deep Throat

What was Nixon's plan called to decrease the size and power of the federal government?

• New Deal

• New Federalism

• Great Society

• Reaganomics

Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

• Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.

• Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

• Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.

• Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.

Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?

• Jimmy Carter

• Lyndon Johnson

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

• The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.

• Congress has to obey the Constitution.

• The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.

• No person or group is above the law.