Presidential Review. Richard Nixon Republican Silent majority Protestors are criminals Law and Order Stagflation/Wage and price freezes Oil Crises Resignation.

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Presidential Review

Richard Nixon Republican Silent majority Protestors are criminals Law and Order Stagflation/Wage and price freezes Oil Crises Resignation of Spiro Agnew Vice president/Replaces with Gerald R. Ford Watergate Scandal

Watergate Affair Break in to illegally wiretap phones in the Democratic Party headquarters Watergate Towers By Committee to reelect the president Acting with the knowledge of high ranking Nixon Advisor Nixon resigns in disgrace

Supreme Court Cases 1974 Nixon v The United States Separation of powers and executive privilege 8-0 rules in favor of the legislative branch The president is not above the law and executive privilege does not protect the president when he commits an illegal act

Tinker v Des Moines School District st amendment rights/freedom of speech