Civics
Name___________________________
Date_______________ Per._________
The Final Report - Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon’s Resignation
WATCH IT! The Final Report: Watergate. It is a 45 minute video, but you can start it around 26:30.
Answer the following questions. They give you the answers in the video.
Be careful because not every question they ask on the video is asked here.
The Watergate scandal took place from 19_____ until 19_____.
1.
What were the burglars looking for?
2.
What did the Nixon campaign hope to learn?
3.
Why did the taped door cause such concern?
4.
Was the tape deliberately erased?
5.
How important was Deep Throat to the Watergate story?
6.
Did the White House know who was leaking information to the Washington Post?
7.
Why was Nixon taping his conversations?
8.
Would the Senate have removed Nixon from office?
9.
Did President Nixon play any role in the Watergate break-in?
10.
What did the president know and when did he know it?
One month after Nixon resigned President _____________ pardoned Richard Nixon.