1)“Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal”a.Answer the 5 critical thinking questions in complete sentences.1.The Watergate burglaries were when CREEP directed and hired burglars to break into theDemocrat Headquarters at the Watergate Office in DC to sabotage other candidates. The purposeagain was to sabotage other rival candidates to Nixon, photograph documents, and install bugs tolisten in. But the big picture for the purpose was the CREEP wanted Nixon to be reelected for hissecond term, so they performed illegal activates.2.The Watergate Scandal is when CREEP hired burglars to break into the democratic headquartersto sabotage rival candidates of Former president Nixon. The burglars were arrested but thePresident said he had no idea that this was going on and didn’t know about a cover up. Nixonclaimed executive privilege when senate committee asked him for documents and audio tapesregarding him discussing the burglaries. This started an impeachment inquiry and Nixoneventually released a tape which showed that Nixon was part of the cover up for the Watergateburglaries and he then resigned.3.The disclosure that Nixon recorded all of his conversations were very important to theinvestigation because this was all the evidence investigators needed in order to prove Nixon guiltyor innocent. The disclosure of it for investigators meant that they were sure of an outcome forthe case. No matter guilty or innocent.4.Executive Privilege is privilege for the President that he/she can withhold information from thepublic.5.They applied to some extent because at first when Senate Committee asked for the documentsand tapes, Nixon used his executive power of executive privilege and didn’t disclose thedocuments or tapes. But as the case went on and Nixon wouldn’t give up any information, theHouse checked the President with the usage of her power by using their power of impeachmentalong with Senate assuring his Conviction.b.Even though it says in groups you can complete yourself for “A Brief History of Executive Privilege in the UnitedStates”.Answer #1-4 Yes or NO and why you said that!1.George Washington:No. I think that by keeping the Jay Treaty from the House and not thesenate, Washington did not execute his constitutional duty because house and senate makeCongress and without one another Congress wouldn’t exist. They are both needed to make a law.They are both equally important in the government so to withheld information from the Houseand not the Senate was wrong on Washington on behalf of executive privilege.2.Thomas Jefferson:Yes. I think that Jefferson stayed consistent with his constitutional dutybecause although he did say no to the letters at first in fear of public safety but once a justiceruled that it was the court’s decision to see if it affected public safety then Jefferson complied andsubmitted the letter to help the VP with his case. He didn’t withhold the confidential letters oncethe court ruled it.3.Dwight D Eisenhower:No. I think that Eisenhower did not fulfill his constitutional duty to takecare that laws be faithfully executed, and he should have given the documents to the senatecommittee. Also, it’s one thing not to turn over the documents but to say to other members ofthe Defense Department to not discuss with the senator and also threaten them with their job isa bit over the top and isn’t how executive privilege should be used.4.Barack Obama:No. I think that Obama should have let the secretary testify because how did thiscouple come into the white house and stand with the president without being on the guest list.This could be a major safety issue for the president. The couple could be nice, and he met themso he thinks that there won’t be a problem so under executive privilege Obama didn’t let theSecretary testify. But I believe that Congress should call in the secretary to testify as this concernsthe president’s safety as he is the head of the country.
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