Three articles of impeachment were voted on by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives against President Nixon at the end of July, 1974. The articles were:
• obstruction of justice
• abuse of power
• contempt of Congress
The reasons for each article is lengthy, but the entire text of each can be found online on many different sites. The genuine fear on the part of lawmakers, pundits, and the media was that the high crimes and misdemeanors laid out by the Judiciary Committee might go unpunished. President Nixon might continue to push back against his critics, and continue to subvert the Constitution, and might leave office in January 1977 having managed to hang on. That seems unlikely. White House staff members had resigned, been ordered to resign or had gone to prison. This did not go unnoticed by those covering the White House, who wondered how deep the story went. Those former employees only knew part of the story. The release of the unexpurgated tapes made it all clear.
After it was all over it was common to hear people say, "the system worked;" in other words, the Constitution worked. It provides for a means to lawfully remove a president from office, and the first of those measures had been enacted. President Nixon had not been able to prevent the House Judiciary committee from doing its job. Rather than see it take its articles to the floor of the House, Nixon resigned. Somewhat ironically, his last act as president was entirely in keeping with the Constitution. (Article 2, Section 1.)
The constitutional question came up when a Congressional investigator demanded access to privileged White House documents and tape recordings made of meetings held in the President's private office. It brought up the issue of Congress insisting on privileged White House documents being turned over to them.
It didn't. A Constitutional Crisis is when the country's constitution is in dispute, such as when the Civil War broke out.
The Watergate Scandal was an American political scandal and constitutional crisis resulting in Nixon's resignation. It was within the context of the Vietnam War, where Nixon was attempting to undermine anti-war movements and the whole of the Democratic Party.
The Watergate crisis has long passed into history; thirty years ago it was no longer a major news story, but was still being talked about, and beginning to be taught as history. The events and their consequences were precedent-setting in many ways.
The break in took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Watergate Office Complex Washington DC
The Watergate Bay Hotel is located at Watergate Bay, Cornwall TR8 4AA, United Kingdom. The phone number for the Watergate Bay Hotel is +44 1637 860543.
Watergate
The Watergate Scandal was an American political scandal and constitutional crisis resulting in Nixon's resignation. It was within the context of the Vietnam War, where Nixon was attempting to undermine anti-war movements and the whole of the Democratic Party.
The Watergate crisis has long passed into history; thirty years ago it was no longer a major news story, but was still being talked about, and beginning to be taught as history. The events and their consequences were precedent-setting in many ways.
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There was a worldwide energy crisis in the 1970s. Watergate was a significant political scandal and the Iran Hostage Crisis were significant events in the United States. The Vietnam War persisted through the first 5 years of 1970.
Yes. Some said Jefferson Davis was guilty of treason and ought to be hanged.
The Alien and Sedition acts that were passed in 1798 and led to the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions.
The break in took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Watergate - it was exposed by the Washington Post
It was called Watergate, after the hotel in Washington .
Watergate is a noun.
Watergate Office Complex Washington DC