I would say the first option not sure tho
The Watergate scandal involved the break-in by the Republicans into the Democratic National Convention headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC in 1972. This criminal activity became a constitutional crisis because the Nixon administration attempted to cover-up the event. In the course of investigating the break-in, numerous abuses were uncovered by journalists (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein at the <em>Washington Post</em>)and investigators. The arrest of the five burglars and subsequent investigations by the FBI found a link between the burglars and the Pre-Election Campaign Fund for Richard Nixon. An investigation of former Nixon staff, revealed an elaborate tape recording system in the Oval Office. Once the courts ordered the release of the tapes, it was clear they implicated Nixon in the break-in. Rather than face impeachment, Nixon resigned before Articles of Impeachment could be voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives. This scandal tarnished the presidency and exposed fundamental flaws in Nixon's character and decision making abilities.
Unlike Watergate, the Iran-Contra Scandal involved the selling of arms to Iran and the proceeds from those sales being funneled to the Contras in Nicaragua who were fighting the Sandinistas. These activities were spearheaded by members of the Reagan administration during his second administration (1984-1988). Initially, the administration argued the funds were being used to free American hostages held in Lebanon by Hezbollah, an Islamic terrorist group. In 1985, Colonel Oliver North was implicated in diverting money to the to the Contras. The scandal was investigated by the U.S. Congress and the Tower Commission, a three person appointed by Reagan. The investigation never implicated Ronald Reagan.
The Watergate scandal was clearly the more damaging. It weakened Americans faith in the presidency and led to the resignation of Richard Nixon.
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Among the several Enlightenment-era influential philosophers, I believe that <u>John Locke</u> is the one who better understood politics, and has the best conception of man's natural state. Plus, he was influential in the US political thought during the Revolution Era.
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<u>John Locke theorized that the man, once living in the natural state, it's free, but he doesn't feel himself safe. Then, the man makes a contract with a superior authority - the State - to promote him the necessary goods. However, this contract address that the State shouldn't interfere on the man's business. It's only duty was to promote social development. Once the government didn't follow the contract, man could take off the governor and elect another one. This principle was crucial in the development of the US political thought. </u>If we compare Locke with Jean-Jacques Rousseau, for instance, we can see that Locke has a better conception about politics, and in several ways, Locke's view is more realistic. Rousseau had a romanticized point of view about society, and according to him, humans are strictly good, and they enjoy to live in the community.
“The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation)[1] was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in particular to papal authority, arising from what were perceived to be errors, abuses, and discrepancies by the Catholic Church. The Reformation was the start of Protestantism and the split of Protestantism from the Roman Catholic Church.
Although the Reformation is usually considered to have started with the publication of the Ninety-five Theses by Martin Luther in 1517, there was no schism between the Catholic Church and the nascent Luther until the 1521 Edict of Worms. The edict condemned Luther and officially banned citizens of the Holy Roman Empire from defending or propagating his ideas.[2] The end of the Reformation era is disputed: it could be considered to end with the enactment of the confessions of faith. Other suggested ending years relate to the Counter-Reformation or the Peace of Westphalia. From a Catholic perspective, the Second Vatican Council called for an end to the Counter-Reformation.[3]” -Wikipedia this has information i don’t know if it’s what your looking for but.
