Question

In its investigation of the Watergate break-in, the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities determined that ______.

- the Watergate break-in was inappropriate but had not violated campaign laws

- there was no evidence that President Nixon was aware of the break-in

- Nixon aides had attempted to obstruct justice and impede the Watergate investigation

- the Watergate break-in was one of several illegal campaign activities that had occurred

Answer 1

- Nixon aides had attempted to obstruct justice and impede the Watergate investigation
- the Watergate break-in was one of several illegal campaign activities that had occurred

From May to August 1973, mounting public interest in the scandal focused on the U.S. Senate, where a Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities was investigating the Watergate incident. The Senate was controlled by Democrats, who had every motivation to expose the Nixon administration, but even Republicans were shocked by the committee's disclosures. Two disturbing pictures emerged over the summer: First, the Watergate break-in fit into a larger pattern of brazen and illegal campaign activities. Second, Nixon aides had engaged in an elaborate and concerted attempt to obstruct justice and impede the Watergate investigation.