Question

Which of the following was a lasting impact of the Watergate scandal? A. Americans pushed for laws restricting the recording of private conversations. B. Americans trusted the government more. C. Americans stopped voting in large numbers. D. Americans came to mistrust the government.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D.

Americans came to mistrust the government because of the many cover-ups that the Nixon presidency brought forth to its people. It was discovered through series of investigations that Nixon used the FBI, CIA, and IRS to interrogate activists and political figures .