US v. Nixon

The Cover-up

1. Regardless of the outcome, should the President of the United States have a right to privacy in regards to the Oval Office tapes? Explain.
No. It does not say anywhere in the constitution that people have the right to privacy. Also, Nixon was impeding an investigation. The investigation was reasonably searching and seizing because the tapes would be the definitive evidence for or against Nixon's involvement in the Watergate break-in.

2. Was President Nixon justified when he fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox? Explain.
No. It is not a fair trial if you can get rid of the person trying to find you guilty and replace him with someone more supportive of your cause.

3. Was Nixon creating a Constitutional crisis by refusing to hand-over the tapes? Explain.
Yes. If he had not forfeited them, there might have been a coup, and Nixon could have been assassinated. Or he could have been arrested, maybe a civil war?

Closure

4. Why do you think the American public was so outraged by Watergate?
Because Nixon lied to the public, and tried to cover up his lies. It wasn't the Watergate break-in itself that got the public upset, but the lying to the public part.
5. Do you think President Nixon should have resigned? Explain.
Yes. It was good he did, because if he didn't he might have been assassinated. And if he wasn't assassinated, he would probably have been impeached, which would have been too time-consuming.
6. Do you think President Nixon should have been prosecuted? Explain.
Yes. Nixon committed crimes such as: obstructing justice, misuse of power, and ignoring House subpoena. He was a criminal, even though he was a president, and should have been tried as a criminal.