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Week 15: Watergate and the Ford Years Answers

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

A
The news cost Nixon the election.
B
The news caused him to abandon re-election plans.
C
The news led to a close election, which Nixon won.
D
The news did not harm his re-election bid.
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When President Nixon agreed to turn over only some of the Watergate tapes or edited transcripts to the special prosecutor,

A
the prosecutor stated that he would not accept any of the tapes.
B
the prosecutor filed a Supreme Court case against Nixon.
C
the Supreme Court put an end to the Watergate Senate hearings.
D
the Supreme Court took charge of conducting the Watergate hearings.
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Which men testified against Nixon during the Watergate hearings?

A
Alexander Butterfield and Carl Bernstein
B
Bob Woodward and John Dean
C
John Dean and Alexander Butterfield
D
John Dean and Archibald Cox
4

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

A
Saturday Night Massacre.
B
Executive Privilege Firings.
C
Nixon Cover-Up.
D
Watergate Scandal.
5

What major economic problem did President Ford face during his presidency?

A
reduced unemployment
B
the fall of South Vietnam
C
the Watergate investigation
D
high inflation
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The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Nixon resulted in Nixon’s

A
impeachment.
B
resignation.
C
appeal of the decision.
D
full second term as president.
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The term impeachment refers to

A
a type of hidden listening device.
B
the right of a president to maintain privacy.
C
a formal protection from prosecution.
D
charging a government official with misconduct.
8

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

A
whether the Supreme Court was part of the executive branch.
B
the right of a president to resist impeachment.
C
the extent to which “separation of powers” was constitutional.
D
whether laws had been broken during the Watergate incident.
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Who became president of the United States after Nixon’s resignation?

A
Archibald Cox
B
Gerald Ford
C
John Dean
D
Alexander Butterfield
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In 1973, the year following Nixon’s re-election, the Watergate burglars testified that

A
they had decided on their own to commit the break-in.
B
the president had ordered the break-in.
C
the president had been unaware of their actions.
D
they had been employed by Nixon’s re-election campaign.

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