Senator Sam Ervin, right, presided over
the revealing Senate Watergate hearings
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Question 0100116:
President Nixon resigned in August 1974 after
(A) Vice-President Ford requested him to do so
(B) the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 against him in U.S. v. Nixon
(C) White House Counsel John Dean admitted illegal actions when interviewed by the Senate Watergate Committee
(D) the House of Representatives voted to impeach him on 11 charges
(E) he lost the support from Senate Republicans that he needed to avoid Watergate-related impeachment convictions
President Nixon resigned in August 1974 after
(A) Vice-President Ford requested him to do so
(B) the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 against him in U.S. v. Nixon
(C) White House Counsel John Dean admitted illegal actions when interviewed by the Senate Watergate Committee
(D) the House of Representatives voted to impeach him on 11 charges
(E) he lost the support from Senate Republicans that he needed to avoid Watergate-related impeachment convictions