PRESIDENTS WORKSHEET 62
Name
SCANDALS (#35-44)
Write the number of the president during whose administration each incident occurred.
Some presidents may be matched more than once and others not at all.
_____ The New York Times publishes the Pentagon Papers,
which reveal a campaign of lying about the Vietnam
War by the previous administration.
_____ The Iran-Contra Affair involves selling missiles to Iran
for the return of hostages, then using some of the
money to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
_____ Judith Campbell Exner later claims that she was a
contact between this president and the Mafia.
_____ Spiro Agnew resigns as vice president after pleading
no contest on a charge of tax fraud.
_____ Representative Adam Clayton Powell is expelled from
Congress.
_____ The “Koreagate” scandal involves Tongsun Park trying to bribe members of Congress.
_____ Karl Rove, the Senior Advisor to the President, resigns after being investigated for “improper political
influence over government decision-making.”
_____ Newt Gingrich resigns as Speaker of the House after
being accused of financial improprieties.
_____ Five men are arrested while attempting to bug the
Democratic National Committee’s headquarters. The
investigation leads to the conviction of dozens of
members of the president’s administration.
_____ Gennifer Flowers and Paula Jones accuse the president of improper conduct while he was governor.
_____ The president pardons his predecessor for any
crimes he might have committed while president.
_____ Bobby Baker, adviser to the president, resigns after
charges of favoritism.
_____ The president’s brother visits Libya three times and
receives a $220,000 loan.
35 John F. Kennedy
36 Lyndon B. Johnson
37 Richard Nixon
38 Gerald Ford
39 Jimmy Carter
40 Ronald Reagan
41 George Bush
42 William Clinton
43 George W. Bush
44 Barack Obama
PRESIDENTS WORKSHEET 62
Name
ANSWER KEY
SCANDALS (#35-44)
Write the number of the president during whose administration each incident occurred.
Some presidents may be matched more than once and others not at all.
37
The New York Times publishes the Pentagon Papers,
which reveal a campaign of lying about the Vietnam
War by the previous administration.
40
The Iran-Contra Affair involves selling missiles to Iran
for the return of hostages, then using some of the
money to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
35
Judith Campbell Exner later claims that she was a
contact between this president and the Mafia.
37
Spiro Agnew resigns as vice president after pleading
no contest on a charge of tax fraud.
36
Representative Adam Clayton Powell is expelled from
Congress.
40
The “Koreagate” scandal involves Tongsun Park trying to bribe members of Congress.
43
Karl Rove, the Senior Advisor to the President, resigns after being investigated for “improper political influence over government decision-making.”
42
Newt Gingrich resigns as Speaker of the House after
being accused of financial improprieties.
37
Five men are arrested while attempting to bug the
Democratic National Committee’s headquarters. The
investigation leads to the conviction of dozens of
members of the president’s administration.
42
Gennifer Flowers and Paula Jones accuse the president of improper conduct while he was governor.
38
The president pardons his predecessor for any crimes
he might have committed while president.
36
Bobby Baker, adviser to the president, resigns after
charges of favoritism.
39
The president’s brother visits Libya three times and
receives a $220,000 loan.
25 William McKinley
35 John F. Kennedy
36 Lyndon B. Johnson
37 Richard Nixon
38 Gerald Ford
39 Jimmy Carter
40 Ronald Reagan
41 George Bush
42 William Clinton
43 George W. Bush
44 Barack Obama
Billy Carter
Spiro Agnew
Newt Gingrich