Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

A retrospective of the Watergate crisis, compiled from the resources of the newspaper largely responsible for first bringing the crimes of the Nixon administration to light. Includes a chronology, an analysis of key players, links to...

Activity in which students investigate the Watergate Scandal and explore the concepts of impeachment, Executive privilege and presidential pardoning. Includes questions for discussion and small group work.

The document shown here deals with a specific question: Should the Watergate Special Prosecutor seek an indictment of the former President?

View a general biography of Richard Nixon. Includes portrait, and a link to the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.

Overview of the accomplishments and defeats of President Richard M. Nixon's administration.

This lesson plan deals with the constitutional issue of indictment and impeachment of a U.S. President. Includes original documents and related teaching activities.

This Australian site from Watergate.info provides a list of the 38 members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee which met during 1974 and eventually voted to submit 3 articles of impeachment to the full House.

This site is a comprehensive overview of the Watergate break-in and investigation that would eventually result in Nixon's resignation.

Young scholars will write an essay on the causes of the Watergate affair using background information, a chronology of events, and nineteen primary source documents.

One of the most controversial presidents since Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, learn more than just the basic facts in this article about Richard M. Nixon's presidency.

This is mp3 audio and text of Gerald R. Ford's speech to the nation pardoning Richard M. Nixon for his part in the Watergate coverup. It was delivered on September 8, 1974, Washington D.C.

The domestic policies of three Presidents from the 1960s are examined, including Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. The tutorial looks at their political initiatives, what worked and what didn't. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

This Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum site has an extensive biography of the United State's 38th president, Gerald R. Ford. The information at this site includes details about his political career and his actions as president. There are...

This U.S. Supreme Court case required President Nixon to produce the Watergate Tapes. This resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and a record of how the justices that sat on...

Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Richard Nixon and summaries of important events during his presidency.

Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.

Provides the background and events leading to the Articles of Impeachment being drawn up against Richard Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee.

A short look at the impact of Watergate on the faith of Americans in the Federal Government. Site also offers helpful hyperlinks to: What was Watergate? Watergate Glossary, Watergate's Political Survivors, and more.

Provides detailed facts and an overview of the conspiracy and cover-up of the 1972 Watergate Break-in.

How do you approach the difficult task of teaching learners about scandals in our Nation's highest office? This lesson plan has students research, compare and contrast, and discuss Watergate and other political scandals.

Gives accounts, both written and audio, and photographs of the Senate Watergate hearings and the House Impeachment hearings.

Learn about the influential journalist Bob Woodward who exposed the Watergate Scandal which led to the downfall of President Nixon. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.

Full text of Article II from the U.S. Constitution, as well as detailed annotations that explain the reasoning and subsequent impact of each clause and section of the Article. Content explores everything from the nature and scope of...