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Watergate Scandal Exam Questions and Answers
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Watergate Scandal Exam Questions andAnswers
The Plumbers - Correct Answers -Richard Nixon's first abuse of power did not come
with Watergate. Instead, it involved an organization named the Plumbers and the
Pentagon Papers. The Plumbers were a secret intelligence staff organized by President
Nixon to investigate people he did not trust.
Pentagon Papers - Correct Answers -In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, who had previously been
a national security advisor, started leaking information to the press about American
involvement in Vietnam. This was in the form of the Pentagon Papers which detailed
American involvement in the war. The Plumbers were tasked with stopping the leak of
information and with discrediting Ellsberg. It is believed that this was the beginning of
Nixon's illegal use of power and privilege.
What was the Watergate Scandal? - Correct Answers -What was the Watergate
Scandal?
The Watergate Scandal was a scandal involving a plot by President Richard Nixon and
people working with him to spy on the Democratic headquarters in the time leading up
to Nixon's re-election campaign. Furthermore, it involved the coverup of that crime.
Ultimately, it led to many arrests, convictions, prison terms, and the resignation and
then pardon of Nixon. The scandal is called Watergate because the Democratic Party
Headquarters was located in the Watergate office complex.
The Saturday Night Massacre - Correct Answers -Nixon had been able to convince the
public for a while that he had nothing to do with the break in at Watergate. This did not
last, however. Along with the Senate Investigative Committee, reporters Bob Woodward
and Carl Bernstein and trial judge John J. Sirica started to believe that a cover up was
happening.
Two things started to happen that pointed towards Nixon's involvement: first, some of
the conspirators started to give information to authorities, and second, Woodward and
Bernstein were being leaked information by a secret informant who they called ''Deep
Throat.''
During testimony, it came out that Nixon had secretly taped everything that happened in
the White House. Investigators attempted to get these tapes because they were told
they would prove Nixon's guilt. Sirica and Cox fought to get these tapes, but Nixon's
lawyers claimed executive privilege in order to keep them secret.
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