Problem 1: What was the exact thing that Nixon did that led to the House of Representatives to move to impeach?
Problem 2: During Nixon's second term the House and Senate were controlled by Democrats while Nixon was a Republican. Do you think the investigations and hearings that led to Nixon's resignation would have occurred under Republican control? Why or why not? What does this tell us about the relationship between partisanship and patriotism? Note: there isn't any right or wrong answer to this question, but it goes to the heart of American politics.
Problem 3: How does studying the events of the Watergate scandal help us today? Or does it? Explain. Does watching this video help us to understand today's political divisions? Why or why not.
Problem 4: At the end of the video the narrator quotes Nixon as writing "the judgment of history depends upon who writes it." Is that right? Is the judgment of history dependent on the author of historical narrative or on the significance of the historical event? Explain.