Watergate Flashcards
1
Q
easing of hostility or strained relations
A
détente
2
Q
mercy or lenience
A
clemency
3
Q
to call into question the validity of
A
impeach
4
Q
forgive or excuse
A
pardon
5
Q
willfully not telling the truth in court after having taken the oath
A
perjury
6
Q
writ ordering a person to attend court
A
subpoena
7
Q
major political scandal in the 1970s
A
watergate
8
Q
privilege claimed by the president for the executive branch to keep stuff from the public
A
executive privilege
9
Q
secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
A
conspiracy
