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Prior to Watergate
People (Watergate)
Watergate Scandal
Effects/Acts
Aftermath
100
Under which administration did the Teapot Dome occur?
What is Harding Administration?
100
What was "Deep Throat's" real name?
What is Mark Felt?
100
What does CREEP stand for? What was the original abbreviation?
What is Committee to Reelect the President, CRP
100
Who succeeded Nixon after his resignation?
Who was Gerald Ford?
100
As a result of the scandal, the suffix ______ was added to later political scandals.
What is gate?
200
In which scandal did the Union Pacific Railroad insiders bribe government officials to stay quiet about illicit business?
What is Credit Mobilier scandal?
200
Who were the journalists who wouldn't give up on the Watergate case?
What is Woodward and Bernstein?
200
What did Nixon cite when he refused to give up his tapes?
What is executive privilege?
200
What does FOIA stand for?
What is Freedom of Information Act?
200
This action taken by Ford caused his approval ratings to plummet.
What is pardoning Nixon?
300
The two financiers responsible for the Black Friday scandal were ________ and __________.
What is Jay Gould and Jim Fisk?
300
Who was the judge of United States vs. Nixon?
What is John Sirica?
300
What was the purpose of the break-in of Watergate?
What is photographing documents and installing listening devices?
300
What did the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 create?
What is US Office of Independent Counsel?
300
Reagan and Carter were both elected campaigning on a platform as ________________.
What is Washington outsiders?
400
Prior to Watergate, this scandal was regarded as the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics.
What is Teapot Dome scandal?
400
What was the name of the guard who discovered the break-in of Watergate?
What is Frank Wills?
400
What was the date and year of the Watergate break-in?
What is June 17, 1972?
400
Which act passed in 1976 created restrictions on the President?
What is National Emergencies Act of 1976?
400
The Ethics in Government Act was passed in wake of the _______________.
What is the Saturday Night Massacre?