Nixon's Presidency & Watergate

Multiple Choice

What was the MAIN reason Richard Nixon traveled to China in 1972?

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  to oversee the end of China's war with Taiwan

• to prevent China from boycotting the Summer Olympics

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  to negotiate the release of 52 Americans taken hostage there

• to normalize relations between the U.S. and China's government

Multiple Choice

Which idea was most weakened by the Watergate scandal?

• States Rights

• Federal Rights

• Judicial Review

• Executive Privilege

Multiple Choice

The most damaging evidence against President Nixon in the Watergate impeachment proceedings was the

• Nixon's detailed record of orders to "punish" his enemies.

• John Dean's testimony revealing Nixon's personal involvement .

• discovery of audio tapes of conversations connecting him in attempts to cover up details of the Watergate break-in.

• refusal of the President to take the witness stand in his own defense during the impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Senate.

Open Ended

Create a headline. Imagine you work at the Washington Post, and it is your job to break the Watergate Scandal on the front page.

Write a headline for the Washington Post.

Example: Nixon Spies on the other Side.