Nixon's Resignation

Who was the President of the United States during the Watergate Scandal?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard M. Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Where did the Watergate break-in take place?

• The White House

• The Pentagon

• The Democratic National Committee headquarters

• The FBI headquarters

What was the Committee to Re-elect the President commonly known as?

• CRP

• CREEP

• RNC

• DNC

What nationality were four of the five criminals involved in the Watergate break-in?

• Cuban

• Mexican

• Canadian

• Venezuelan

What was the purpose of the "Plumbers" group established in 1971?

• To fix leaks in the White House

• To eliminate administration leaks to the press

• To support environmental policies

• To promote cultural events

What is the process of "laundering"?

• Cleaning clothes

• Transforming illegal profit into legal assets

• Hiding evidence

• Creating fake documents

Who did Nixon consider as "us"?

• Young, defiant, free love advocates

• Conservative, middle- and working-class Americans

• Liberal counterculture figures

• Foreign diplomats

Who did Nixon suggest should cease any investigation of the break-in?

• The CIA

• The FBI

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

What did Nixon do when Archibald Cox demanded the surrender of the tapes?

• Submitted the tapes

• Had Cox fired

• Destroyed the tapes

• Released the tapes

What is the definition of "smear" as used in the document?

• To praise

• To slander

• To ignore

• To support