Nixon and Watergate

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True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency.

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False

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Why did President Nixon resign from office in 1974? Options: He had an affair with an intern, He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973, He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union, He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

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

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In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

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Resign

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When they were arrested, the Watergate burglars were breaking into: the republican office., the Democratic Party HQ., The Embassy., the congress headquarters.

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the Democratic Party HQ.

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

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Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in.

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

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US v. Nixon

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

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New Federalism

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Who were the reporters who leaked the information that prompted an investigation into the Watergate break-in?

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Woodward and Bernstein

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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.

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Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

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Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?

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Gerald Ford