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Ch 19-2 the Watergate Scandal Exam Questions and Answers
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Ch 19-2 the Watergate Scandal ExamQuestions and Answers
attorney general John Mitchell - Correct Answers -In June 1973, John Dean testified
that the Watergate break-in had been ordered by
executive privilege - Correct Answers -Nixon argued that recordings of White House
conversations should remain confidential to protect national security, a principle known
as ??
accepted bribes - Correct Answers -Vice President Spiro Agnew was forced to resign in
disgrace when investigators discovered that he had ?? while governor of Maryland.
misconduct - Correct Answers -The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach
President Nixon, or officially charge him with ?
Gerald Ford - Correct Answers -Who became U.S. President when Richard Nixon
resigned in August of 1974?
Federal Campaign Act Amendments - Correct Answers -What new laws limited
campaign contributions and established an independent agency to administer stricter
election laws?
independent counsel - Correct Answers -After Watergate, this position could be
appointed to investigate and prosecute wrongdoing by high government officials
John Dean - Correct Answers -member of President Nixon's inner circle who leveled
accusations against the president
George McGovern - Correct Answers -Nixon's Democratic opponent in the 1972
presidential election, considered by many to be too liberal
Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox - Correct Answers -took Nixon to court to make him
give up the Watergate tapes and was eventually fired at the president's request
FBI deputy director W. Mark Felt - Correct Answers -Who secretly leaked information
about Watergate to the Washington Post, a newspaper?
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