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Watergate and the Ford Years QuizThe term impeachment refers to
a type of hidden listening device.
the right of a president to maintain privacy.
a formal protection from prosecution.
charging a government official with misconduct. - Correct Answers -
John Dean and other officials involved in Watergate began to confess when
the burglars implicated them in court.
the Senate began to investigate and hold public hearings.
Nixon threatened their jobs if they didn't tell the truth.
they had a change of heart and wanted to come clean. - Correct Answers -the Senate
began to investigate and hold public hearings.
In 1973, the year following Nixon's re-election, the Watergate burglars testified that
they had decided on their own to commit the break-in.
the president had ordered the break-in.
the president had been unaware of their actions.
they had been employed by Nixon's re-election campaign. - Correct Answers -they had
been employed by Nixon's re-election campaign.
How did most of the nation react to President Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre"?
Many people applauded his termination of disloyal staff members.
Many people lost interest in the Watergate scandal.
Many people staged protests in support of "executive privilege."
Many people called for him to be impeached. - Correct Answers -Many people called for
him to be impeached.
The constitutional question at the heart of United States v. Nixon is best described as
whether the Supreme Court was part of the executive branch.
the right of a president to resist impeachment.
the extent to which "separation of powers" was constitutional.
whether laws had been broken during the Watergate incident. - Correct Answers -the
extent to which "separation of powers" was constitutional.
In 1972, the Watergate break-in occurred at the offices of
the Democratic National Committee.
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