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a b c d

The five men arrested for trespassing in the Watergate complex in June 1972 were all trusted White House aides. representatives of the Democratic National Committee. repairing wiretaps at the offices of the Democratic National Committee. acting on behalf of a Senate committee.

in-depth questions b c d

 White House chief of staff. the lead attorney for the Republican Party. the former head of the CIA.

4  The purpose of the Senate hearings that began

in May 1973 was to a b

call for President Nixon’s resignation. determine whether Nixon should be officially pardoned for his crimes. investigate whether Nixon and other higherups played a role in the Watergate affair. try the Watergate burglars for their crimes.

The two Washington Post reporters who won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Watergate are

c

a b c d

 andy and Humphrey. L Woodward and Bernstein. Dean and McGovern. Woods and Harding.

5  A key piece of evidence implicating President

3

The Washington Post’s most important anonymous source of information on Watergate was

2 

a

a top-ranking FBI official.

d

Nixon in the Watergate coverup was a b c d

 false accusation he made against his 1972 a election opponent, Senator George McGovern. a wiretapped recording of a conversation at the Democratic National Committee’s offices. his signature on a check. a collection of secretly recorded White House tapes.

1  Why was President

Nixon particularly determined to win re-election in 1972? What did he hope to accomplish? 2  What does it mean

when a president gets impeached? What steps are involved in the impeachment process? 3  What reforms

sprang from the Watergate scandal? 4  In what ways do you

think Watergate changed the nation?

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