8.Watergate had a great impact on the American Political scene.

Running title : WATERGATE

Watergate had a great impact on the American Political scene

Abstract

Watergate scandal is the breakpoint in the United States ' history During the trial concerning the burglary into the Democratic National Committee headquarters , Americans learned much about their politicians real natures and gained a healthy grain of cynism about politics in general . The institute of Presidency had lost an essential part of public trust , and laws were pushed to prevent power misuses by the President in the future . The aftermath of Watergate changed the political scene , internal

and external politics and even laws of the United States greatly

Watergate had a great impact on the American Political scene

Answer : True

Several great political scandals put together under the name of Watergate Scandal had changed political scene of the United States significantly

The first and earliest echo of Watergate was considerable disappointment of electorate in the ideas and methods of the Republican party , and subsequent victory of the Democratic party on the Senate election and the House race . This victory had brought a large number of relatively young politicians to the US Congress - the so-called Watergate Babies ' generation of politicians . And , of course , such dramatical changes in the Senate and in the House of Representatives resulted in changed composition of the committees formed by the Senate

The second consequence of Watergate was mass disillusionment of Americans in politics , and in the institution of Presidency in particular . American citizenry during the Watergate scandals understood the fact , that the Government and every single politician can have dirty secrets from society , and that they should not be trusted . Since Watergate , every new President is treated with a healthy grain of suspicion , because no one knows , what dirty secrets may or will be uncovered during his Presidency term

Watergate scandals caused seriuos internal political instability during the trial of Watergate Burglary case and impeachment procedure . Unstable situation inside the country had reflected on the United States foreign affairs , worsening position of the USA among the other countries

Another important consequence inspired by Watergate was the change of relationships between the Government and the press . Pressmen become more aggressive after the Watergate incident and changed their position towards the Government . They now position themselves as defenders of the American Society and democratic freedoms against the Government ready to misuse its power . Additionally , periodicals had markedly divided into two camps : pro-Demoratic and pro-Republican press , according to The Aftermath of Watergate

Watergate incident had reflected on lawyers , too

Since Nixon and many senior officials involved in Watergate were lawyers , the scandal severely tarnished the public image of the legal profession . In to defuse public demand for direct federal regulation of lawyers (as opposed to leaving it in the hands of state bar associations or courts , the American Bar Association (ABA ) launched two major reforms . First , the ABA decided that its existing Model Code of Professional Responsibility (promulgated 1969 ) was a failure and replaced it with the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in 1983 . The...