| A | B |
|---|
| Richard Nixon | was associated with the Watergate Scandal; used the policy of detente to improve relations with the Soviet Union; visited the People’s Republic of China in order to reduce tensions between the United States and Communist China; resigned from the Presidency because he was facing impeachment on account of the House of Representatives |
| New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) and United States v. Nixon (1974) | Supreme Court decisions that reinforced the principle that the president of the United States is not above the law |
| detente | used by President Nixon to ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union |
| United States v. Nixon (1974) | court case that resulted in the limitation the president’s power of executive privilege |
| Watergate Scandal | a break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and the unlawful concealment of such a break-in; this event led to the investigations that resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon |
