Watergate Scandal and Nixon's Presidency

Who was the incumbent candidate during the 1972 presidential election?

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Gerald Ford

What was the name of the group linked to the Watergate break-in?

• Presidential Election Committee

• Committee for Democratic Action

• National Security Council

• Committee to Reelect the President

Which reporters from the Washington Post started investigating the Watergate scandal?

• Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite

• Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

• Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings

• David Frost and Mike Wallace

What did former White House Counsel John Dean reveal during the Senate hearings?

• Nixon's foreign policy strategies

• Nixon's financial scandals

• Nixon's secret tapes of Oval Office conversations

• Nixon's involvement in the Vietnam War

What was the name given to the event where Nixon ordered the firing of the special prosecutor?

• Oval Office Tapes

• Watergate Scandal

• Saturday Night Massacre

• Pentagon Papers Leak

What did Nixon try to substitute for the actual tapes?

• Audio summaries

• Video recordings

• Written statements

• Partial transcripts

What was the Supreme Court case that ordered Nixon to hand over the tapes?

• Nixon v. United States

• Nixon v. Watergate

• Watergate v. Nixon

• United States v. Nixon

What action did Nixon take after the House was ready to issue articles of impeachment?

• He resigned from the presidency

• He declared martial law

• He fired the Attorney General

• He dissolved Congress

Who became president after Nixon's resignation?

• Jimmy Carter

• Spiro Agnew

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Gerald Ford

What was one of the lasting impacts of the Watergate scandal on American politics?

• More presidential powers

• Stronger foreign policies

• Increased trust in government

• General cynicism and distrust of government