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WorksheetsThe Watergate Scandal
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
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 did the Watergate scandal get its name?
Watergates opening was a metaphor used for the flood of information and the president's inability to stop it
People broke into Richard Nixon's office at the Watergate aprtment complex to get information about the election
Bill Watergate was the director of the FBI in charge of investigating Nixon but he was corrupt
there was a break-in at the Watergate apartments and office complex in D.C.
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
Attorney General Richardson found evidence of Nixon's involvement in
political espionage
illegal wiretapping
influence peddling
all of these
What is executive privilege as conceded by the Supreme Court?
the need for protection of communication between high government officials and their advisors
the ability for a president to be able to do what he needs to do to enforce the laws of the land
the right for a president to commit acts that others might consider illegal if done in the name of national security
In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court's ruling made it clear that
Nixon used the new US closeness to China to negotiate the agreement with the Soviet Union.
the executive branch should not have more power than other branches of government
the creation of the EPA
President Nixon claimed that ____________________ allowed him to keep phone calls secret.
The CIA
Executive Privilege
his wife
Which of the following best describes the Gerald Ford's connection to the Watergate scandal?
Ford pardoned Nixon after Nixon resigned and then went before Congress to justify his decision.
Ford was a guilty party
Ford had Nixon arrested
The Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Nixon resulted in Nixon's
resignation
reelection
arrest
