the break in
The name given to President Nixon's scandal
Watergate
What decade was the Watergate scandal
1970's
Under what supreme court case did finally order Nixon to return the tapes?
US vs Nixon
Who became President after Nixon's resignation?
Vice President Gerald Ford
Bringing a President to trial
impeach
What crime was Nixon accused of?
obstruction of justice, abuse of Presidential power, criminal over-up
What was Nixon's campaign group name?
Committee to re-elect the President
What does it mean to excuse charges, a power of the President
Pardon
What hotel was broke into?
Watergate hotel, Washington DC
Nixon was running for re-election who was his opponent?
George McGovern
What federal agency was investigating Watergate?
FBI
What did President Ford do about the charges against former President Nixon?
Pardon
How many men were arrested for breaking into the Watergate hotel?
5
What year was he re-elected?
1972
paying people to keep quiet is called?
hush money
How soon after Ford came to office did he Pardon Nixon?
6 weeks
Who help expose the scandal?
Reporters-bob woodward and Car Bernstein
Nixon refused to turn over tapes to the FBI. under what Presidential power?
Executive priviledge
What year did President Nixon resign?
1974
How did the American people feel about the pardon?
American disgust and mistrust the government