Question

In 1973, President Richard Nixon was linked to a break in and coverup of the 1972 break at the Democratic

National Headquarters at the Watergate complex. Investigations led prosecutors to demand that Nixon hand over
all audio tapes recorded in his office, believing that the conversations on the tapes would prove or disprove
Nixon's involvement. The President refused, citing executive privilege and that releasing the recordings could
endanger national security. The prosecution asked the Supreme Court to order Nixon to release all of the tapes, a
case that became known as United States v. Nixon (1974).
Based on this information, the case of United States v. Nixon (1974) dealt with what Constitutional principle? A)Suffrage
B)Federalism
C)Checks and Balances

D)Separation of Powers

Answer 1

seperation of power

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Based on the above information, the case of United States v. Nixon (1974) dealt with Checks and Balances Constitutional principle.

Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The Constitution is built on seven principles. They are Separation of Powers, Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Checks and Balances, Judicial Review, Federalism and Republicanism. The principle that the U.S. vs Nixon dealt with Checks and balances.

According to the Separation of Powers principle, the government is based on its three branches: Legislative(Congress), Executive(President) and Judicial(courts). These branches were inter-related to one another by the Checks and Balances principle. According to this principle, the power of any of these branches can be restricted by another branch.