Watergate Scandal

What was the CREEP?

• Committee to Re-elect the President
• Commission to Re-elect the President
• Coalition to Re-elect the President
• Campaign to Re-elect the President

List 3 adjectives to describe Nixon’s personality.

• lazy, unmotivated, unambitious
• friendly, outgoing, charismatic
• honest, transparent, humble
• cunning, secretive, ambitious

Why did the ‘burglars’ target the Watergate building?

• Republican National Committee headquarters
• Democratic National Committee headquarters
• CIA headquarters
• FBI headquarters

How many people were first put on trial for the Watergate break in?

• 0

• 2

• 5

• 7

Name newspaper that the two journalists who broke the story worked for.

• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• The Wall Street Journal

What did James McCord reveal in a letter to the trial judge?

• White House Officials had been involved in a cover up

• His cooperation with the trial judge
• His resignation from the trial
• His innocence in the Watergate scandal

When did Nixon resign?

• October 31, 1968
• September 15, 1980
• August 8, 1974
• July 4, 1976

Why did Ford pardon Nixon?

• Ford believed it was in the best interest of the country to move on from the Watergate scandal and promote national healing.
• Ford wanted to protect Nixon from facing legal consequences.
• Ford believed Nixon was innocent of any wrongdoing.
• Ford was pressured by political allies to pardon Nixon.

Why were many new laws passed after Watergate?

• The new laws were a result of pressure from foreign governments.

• The new laws were an attempt to distract the public from other government scandals.
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  The new laws were aimed at restoring public confidence in the government.

  
  

• The new laws were unnecessary and only served to increase government control.

Name one effect of Watergate on American politics.