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Watergate Webquest Exam Questions and Answers
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Watergate Webquest Exam Questionsand Answers
What did the members of Nixon's Committee to Re - Elect the President, or CREEP, do
at the Watergate Hotel in May of 1972? - Correct Answers -They got caught wiretapping
phones and stealing documents.
Why did the burglars return to the hotel on June 17, 1972? What happened? - Correct
Answers -The wiretaps failed to work properly, but a guard noticed the doors were
taped, and called the police.
How were Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein able to get
inside information about the FBI's Watergate investigation? - Correct Answers -They
relied heavily on anonymous sources to reveal that knowledge of the break-in and
subsequent attempt to cover it up had connections deep in the Justice Department, the
FBI, the CIA and even the White House.
What position did Nixon take after it was revealed that members of his staff were
involved in the Watergate cover-up? - Correct Answers -He decided to resign from
office.
What evidence existed that could prove that Nixon knew about the Watergate break-in?
- Correct Answers -An audio recording proving that he'd tried to prevent the FBI from
investigating the scandal.
What was "the Saturday Night Massacre "of Oct. 20, 1973? - Correct Answers -When
Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and accepted the resignations of Attorney
General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus.
On what grounds did Nixon try to argue that he should not have to turn over tapes of
recorded White House conversations? Look at Facts of the Case. - Correct Answers -
Nixon asserted that he was immune from the subpoena claiming "executive privilege,"
which is the right to withhold information from other govt. branches to preserve
confidential communications within the executive branch or to secure the national
interest.
How did the Supreme Court rule in this case? - Correct Answers -The Court ruled
against his "presidential privilege," and gave preference to "the fundamental demands
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