Dome
Watergate
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O
Read the information in the table and answer the question that follows.
In 1922, President Warren Harding's Interior Secretary
Albert Fall was caught taking bribes from private oil companies
related to oil leases. In 1929, Fall was sentenced to prison.
On June 17, 1972, five men broke into the Democratic National
Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel. It was later
discovered that President Richard Nixon had participated in
covering up the White House connections to the break-in.
Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974.
Which statement below explains one effect of these two events? (U11.1) TEKS - 18(C)
They generated an increase in the belief citizens had in their government.
They reduced public confidence in the federal government.
They led to an increase in the size of the executive branch.
O They reduced government regulation of the economy.
O They led the president to increase the use of the veto power.
1 answer
The correct statement that explains one effect of the two events (the Teapot Dome scandal and the Watergate scandal) is:
They reduced public confidence in the federal government.
Both events highlighted corruption and unethical behavior among government officials, which significantly undermined trust in the federal government.
