Which was a consequence of the Watergate scandal? The Electoral College met in a non-election year to choose a new president. An
appointed vice president assumed the presidency. A president was tried on criminal charges for the first time. The president no longer had the power to offer pardons to criminals.
An appointed vice president assumed the presidency.
Explanation:
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that took place in the United States in the 1970s as a result of a theft of documents in the Watergate office complex in Washington DC, home of the National Committee of the United States Democratic Party, and the subsequent the Nixon administration's attempt to cover up those responsible. When the conspiracy was uncovered, the United States Congress initiated an investigation, but the resistance of Richard Nixon's government to collaborate in this led to an institutional crisis.
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "An appointed vice president assumed the presidency." A consequence of the Watergate scandal is that An appointed vice president <span>assumed the presidency.</span><span> </span>
