The Watergate break-in started when a group of men, known as the "plumbers," broke into the Democratic headquarters. They were arrested for this break-in.
Shortly after this two reporters from the Washington Post (Woodward and Bernstein) found that the current US president, Richard Nixon, might have been involved in ordering this break-in. Their confidential source provided details on how Nixon was involved.
Nixon denied these claims. However, a full scale investigation was launched. During this investigation, the court ordered Nixon to hand over recorded conversations from his office in the White House. He refused, was brought to court, and the Supreme Court ruled that he must turn over the recorded conversations.
These tapes showed Nixon's guilty, causing him to resign shortly after the court case.
When making decisions, the Supreme Courts often tries to rely on precedents from previous Supreme Court decisions, since they often to not want to "ruffle the feathers" of established law in the US.
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B) The new railroad made travel faster and easier resulting in accelerated westward expansion.
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Answer:There was several causes of the conflict between American settlers and Mexico.
Explanation:
Mexico feared that they would lose Texas to the United States, so they started enforcing laws that had been ignored. Fighting at the Alamo inspired Texans to win their independence because it fueled rage of Texas.
