The Number of constitutional Violations in the Watergate Scandal
The power that leadership positions give to the leaders can be a strong temptation for them to break laws to protect their interest. Precisely, the presidency of a superpower country enables the presidents to do countless things while in office. This influence can be constitutional or unconstitutional. Thus, researching for the number of offenses that President Nixon’s administration committed is essential in demonstrating the essence of an oversight body in monitoring the conduct of government officials. The agency will be investigating the offenses done to cover up the significant crimes. Therefore, researching the number of felonies in the Waterhouse scandal will expose more constitutional violations that the government did to cover up the scandal.
Background and Significance
Although there are enough agencies to investigate and expose felonies within the government, the cover-ups to these offenses remain unnoticed. Since people are also affected by the cover-ups too, there should be enough constitutional bodies to investigate the conduct of the involved individuals from the period before the exposure of offenses to that after the scandal. This step would help to compensate both the individuals affected by the major crime and the cover-ups. This research project will investigate president Nixon’s administration before and after the exposure of the Watergate scandal to determine the number of cover-ups. The research will use the data from newspapers, journals, government publications, scholarly articles and books to do the research. However, the study will not document classified information that could threaten national security.
Literature review
Already, there are research projects that provide insight into the Watergate scandal. These projects include publications such as “Watergate: The Presidential Scandal That Shook America” and “Combining information from sources that varying credibility”. These publications only cover the major scandal and ignore the cover-ups. This negligence warrants the need to research on the cover-ups.
Research Designs and Methods
The research will use descriptive research methods for the study. Mainly, the project will analyze the government publications and survey the internet for newspaper publications related to the scandal. The project will take two weeks, one week for analyzing government publications and the other for surveying the web for related content and compiling a final report. This period will be enough to cover all the aspects of the research.
Research implications
The research project will reveal the cover-ups that the government did to prevent the public from knowing the truth about the water house scandal. Although the revelation may be controversial, the information will not be contentious enough to threaten national security. The compilation of the final report will be careful enough to provide illustrations that will only justify the essence of investigating cover-ups. Eventually, the project will demonstrate the need for studying cover-ups while maintaining the nation’s safety.
In conclusion, investigating the number of felonies in the Watergate scandal is an essential step in correcting all the mistakes that are related to any scandal. Since there is less work done on the importance of investigating cover-ups, the research project will be an essential reference point for similar projects in future. Thus, the initiative will guarantee justice to individuals affected by either the scandal or the cover-ups.