The Watergate Scandal

What building is being portrayed as a giant tape recorder here?

• Capitol Records Tower

• Mar-a-Lago

• Supreme Court

• Watergate Hotel

• White House

This is a name given to a day where two high-ranking Justice Dept. officials resigned and the Watergate Special Counsel was fired

• Black Tuesday

• Monday Night Football

• Saturday Night Fever

• Saturday Night Massacre

• Sunday Morning Showdown

True or False: President Nixon resigned from office.

• True

• False

On August 9, 1974, Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office and became ___________.

• President

• Vice President

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Attorney General

Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:

• D.C. National Convention office building

• Democratic National Committee headquarters

• Republican Committee headquarters

• The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex

What did a U.S. District Court judge subpoena, but Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused to turn over?

• surveillance of the break-in at the Watergate building

• transcripts of conversations between Nixon and the directors of the FBI and CIA

• recorded conversations from inside the White House

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.

The US v. Nixon case determined that this could only be used when national security was threatened.

• Executive Privilege

• Judicial Review

• Legislative Review

• Due process

What was the ruling of the court in United States v Nixon?

• That the President’s executive privilege cannot be used in cases of criminal investigation and due process of law

• That the President had the right to withhold information from the public.

• The president cannot make the laws of this country.

• The court said that only the Judicial branch may review the laws of this country.

How was the break-in at the Watergate discovered? 

• Phone call from across the street 
• Security guard heard strange noises
• The door lock was taped 
• Burglars tripped a silent alarm