Watergate and the Ford Years

Question 1

Nixon’s firing of several staff members who refused to follow his orders became known as the

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Saturday Night Massacre.

Question 2

President Ford’s attempt to move beyond the Watergate scandal

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angered many American voters.

Question 3

Who became president of the United States after Nixon’s resignation?

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Gerald Ford

Question 4

Which men testified against Nixon during the Watergate hearings?

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John Dean and Alexander Butterfield

Question 5

How did news of the Watergate break-in first reach the public?

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through a series of newspaper articles

Question 6

The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Nixon resulted in Nixon’s

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resignation.

Question 7

How did most of the nation react to President Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre”?

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Many people called for him to be impeached.

Question 8

How did news of the Watergate break-in affect Nixon’s 1972 re-election bid?

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The news did not harm his re-election bid.

Question 9

The constitutional question at the heart of United States v. Nixon is best described as

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the extent to which “separation of powers” was constitutional.

Question 10

When President Nixon agreed to turn over only some of the Watergate tapes or edited transcripts to the special prosecutor,

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the prosecutor filed a Supreme Court case against Nixon.

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