Introduction
Click on this link to answer the following questions:
1. Why did Nixon resign before he could be impeached?
2. What is the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. vs. Nixon?
3. According to this author, what is the lesson of Watergate and Nixon's resignation?
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4. What is the "credibility gap"?
5. How did Nixon widen the presidency's credibility gap?
Click on this link to an article arguing that Ford was right to pardon Nixon.
6: By accepting the pardon, what was Nixon forced to acknowledge?
7: How did Ford's decision to pardon Nixon protect historical records and evidence related to the Watergate scandal?
8: How did the decision to pardon Nixon impact Ford's presidential legacy in the short term and long term?
Click on this link to an article arguing that Ford was wrong to pardon Nixon.
9: Why was Ford's decision to Pardon Nixon not an example of bipartisanship?
10: In the article author's opinion, why was Ford wrong to pardon Nixon?
Short Essay
Instructions: take out a separate piece of paper. Answer the following prompt, then turn it in to the "to be graded" bin in the back of the classroom.
- How did the Watergate scandal impact the presidency? (give at least two examples)
- Should President Ford have pardoned President Nixon? Why or why not?