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Watergate-Nixon's Downfall and Final Report
Why did it take the monster ten months to finish a book? Because he wasn't very hungry.
Use the worksheets "Watergate: Nixon's Downfall," "Watergate the Final Report" and the
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3. Nixon's second vice-president and later president. As president
he gave Nixon an unconditional pardon
4. The House Judiciary Committee eventually approved three
articles of impeachment: (1) obstruction of justice; (2) contempt
of Congress; and (3) ______ __ ________ . Nixon resigned
before they could be voted on by the full House of
Representatives.
5. Instead
of releasing the actual tapes, Nixon tried to satisfy
Congress by releasing edited _________ . Congress refused
this offer and continued to demand the unedited tapes.
10. Committee in congress which was given the task of determining
whether or not Nixon should be recommended for impeachment
12. The tape that revealed Nixon knew about his administration's
role in the burglary and also agreed to the plan to cover it up
and to obstruct the FBI's investigation was nicknamed the
"______ ___".
13. H.R. _____ was White House Chief of Staff for Nixon when the
Watergate scandal broke (one member of Nixon's "Berlin Wall"
of protection)
14. Five letter acronym that refers to the group trying to re-elect
President Nixon. Some members of this group were eventually
shown to have connections to the Watergate break-in.
15. Archibald ___ was the special prosecutor appointed by the
Attorney General to investigate the Watergate break-in and
possible cover-up. He was later fired by the justice department
on orders from President Nixon.
16. Nickname for the inside source that provided the Washington
Post reporters with tips and information on the Watergate
break-in and cover-up.
19. Term used by the press that referred to the weekend firing and
resignations of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General,
and the special prosecutor.
23. James _____ was the leader of the five burglars involved in the
break in at the Watergate office and apartment complex
24. Approximately $450,000wasused to buy the _______ of the
Watergate burglars.
25. Nickname for the group that was tasked with stopping leaks,
such as the Pentagon Papers, and later to obtain information on
Democratic campaign tactics by bugging phones and
photographing documents.
26. Nixon was not the first president to secretly record
conversations in the Oval Office. This was taking place sing the
presidency of ___ .
28. Part of the Watergate cover-up involved using this government
agency to slow down or halt the FBI investigation of the
Watergate break-in.
29. This organ of the U.S. government ordered Nixon to hand over
the tapes to Congress.
1. As a result of Watergate 25 officials from the Nixon
administration were convicted and served time in ______ .
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2. The Nixon aide, Alexander ______ , revealed to the Senate
investigative committee that Nixon had taped his oval office
conversations.
6. She was Nixon's secretary and took responsibility for
"accidentally" erasing 18 1/2 minutes of one of Nixon's tapes.
7. John _____ was Chief Domestic Advisor for Nixon (one of two
members of Nixon's "Berlin Wall" of protection)
8. As a result of Watergate and the Vietnam War, the American
people and the press became much more _____ about public
officials.
9. Nixon's first vice-president who resigned in a scandal unrelated
to Watergate.
11. term that refers to the executive branch becoming the most
powerful branch of government and suggests that it had taken
on an air of "supreme authority"
15. As a result of Watergate future presidential candidates are
required to disclose their ______ ______ . This is intended to
prevent the misuse of money given by donors.
17. During the period of the Watergate investigation Congress
passed, over Nixon's veto, the ____ _____ Act, which limited
the time a president could use the military without
Congressional approval.
18. The real name of the inside source who provided the
Washington Post reporters with tips and information on the
Watergate' break-in and cover-up. He was the associate
director of the FBI.
20. John ____ was the judge who presided over the trial of the
Watergate burglars. He received a letter by the leader of the
burglars stating that he had lied under oath.
21. The 1972 Democratic candidate for president, George _______,
was defeated by Richard Nixon in the largest electoral landslide
in American History.
22. Two low-level Washington Post reporters who were given the
assignment of covering the Watergate break-in were _____
(last name only) and Bernstein.
27. this headquarters was the target of the Watergate break in
(three letter acronym)
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