Which best summarizes the outcome of the watergate scandal?
nixon narrowly avoided being removed from office, and the remainder of his presidency was marked by weakness and conflict.
nixon was impeached by congress, and ford assumed the presidency but was soon dragged down by his own involvement in the scandal.
nixon was impeached by congress; ford pardoned nixon, then went before congress to justify his decision.
nixon resigned to avoid impeachment; ford pardoned nixon, then went before congress to justify his decision.

The answer is option 4: Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment; Ford pardoned Nixon, then went before Congress to justify his decision.

The Watergate scandal was the scandal resulting from the arrest of five burglars in the office of the Democratic National Committee in June 1972, connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign.

The burglars had been caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents and Nixon tried to cover the crime afterward. But in August 1974, the president decided to resign.

Gerald Ford automatically assumed the presidency the following month and issued the Proclamation 4311, a document that granted Nixon an unconditional pardon for any crimes he may have committed while president. And he justified his decision before Congress alleging that the pardon was in the best interests of the country because a drawn-out trial would only polarize the public even more.

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an empire is a sovereign state functioning as an aggregate of nations or people that are ruled over by an emperor or another kind of monarch. the territory and population of an empire is commonly of greater extent than the one of a kingdom.[1]

an empire can be made solely of contiguous territories, such as the austro-hungarian empire or the russian empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire. aside from the more formal usage, the word empire can also refer colloquially to a large-scale business enterprise (e.g. a transnational corporation), a political organisation controlled by a single individual (a political boss), or a group (political bosses).[2] the word empire is associated with such other words as imperialism, colonialism, and globalization. empire is often used to describe a displeasure to overpowering situations.[3]