Effects of the Watergate Scandal
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- Effects of the Watergate Scandel
- Attitude to politicians
- Undermined people's confidence in politics
- Voted for president they thought they could trust
- Nixon's reputation
- Destroyed
- Seen as untrustworthy
- 31 of his advisors went to prison
- Reputation abroad
- Damaged reputation of USA, became a laughing stock
- USSR used them as an example of corruption in a capitalist state
- US constitution
- showed how well legal systems worked
- Powers of the government
- they were reduced
- set limits on election contributions
- required president to consult congress before sending troops into combat
- allowed citizens to access files government had on them
- Could not use government money for own purposes
- Attitude to politicians
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