FINAL EXAM REVIEW: Nixon, Watergate, Ford, Carter Submit Assignment

Did Gerald Ford make a good decision in granting Nixon a full pardon?

(full free and absolute)Yes. He pardoned Richard Nixon by saying that the prospects of such trial will cause prolonged and divisive debate over the propriety of exposing to further punishment and degradation a man who has already paid the unprecedented penalty of relinquishing the highest elective office of the United States, which is just as he stated at the beginning by listing some elements of Nixon's resume.

How did Carter attempt to solve the energy crisis?

- urged his fellow Americans to cut their consumption of oil and gas

What steps did the White House take to cover up its involvement in the Watergate break-in?

1. Nixon was paranoid but tried to act calm. 2. Shredded all incriminating documents 3. Asked CIA to urge the FBI to stop its investigations into the burglary. 4. CRP passed paid off burglars to buy their silence.

What was significant about the revelation that Nixon taped his conversations?

All presidential conversations recorded to reveal exactly what Nixon knew and when he knew it.

Why would the Nixon campaign team take such a risky action as breaking into the opposition's headquarters?

Because of Nixon's overwhelming fear of losing and the team's belief that all means should be taken to defeat the opponent.

What led to the collapse of the détente with the Soviet Union?

Carter disagree with USSR's policy against human rights. Agreement, shared interesting

Do you agree with President Carter that human rights concerns should steer foreign policy? Why or why not?

I agree that human rights concerns should steer U. S. foreign policy. I believe that the first duty of a state is to ensure that justice is protected and that its citizens are respected and protected. These are the values that should also guide foreign policy. I think that if the United States is committed to protecting human rights, they should not engage in cooperation with countries such as Saudi Arabia, where human rights are constantly violated. This would send a message to the international community that could motivate Saudi Arabia to change its laws.

Would Nixon have been forced to resign if the tapes had not existed? What if he had apologized for the break-in?

I predict no. If he apologized for the break-in, public would recognize the truth and start to doubt the trustworthness of the US goverment.

What were Gerald Ford's greatest successes as president?

The Helinski Accords, which promised greater cooperation between the nations of Eastern and Western Europe

How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?

It is a constitutional crisis because it leads a discussion whether the President of United States can be prosecuted for criminal charges during his term of office. The executive tranche had become imperial during Nixon's presidency. He has a loyal group of advisers that played significant role in 1968's election. Along with Nixon, they share the desire for secrecy and the consolidation of power. The President's man developed a sense that they were (some) what above the law, foreshadows President Nixon's coming scandal. The tape from Butterfield is the key of the crisis; although Butterfield claimed that it is for Nixon's memoirs, for the Senate committee take it as the key to revealing what Nixon knew and when he knew. if the tape doesn't exist, the former White House counsel wouldn't have enough support to declare that Nixon had been deeply involved in the cover