What Happened to Richard Nixon After He Resigned from the Presidency

question 31

Multiple Choice

What happened to Richard Nixon after he resigned from the presidency?

• A) Convicted of obstruction of justice but received a suspended sentence.
• B) Ran for the Republican nomination for governor of California but was defeated by Ronald Reagan.
• C) Pardoned by President Ford for any and all crimes committed while in office.
• D) Became American ambassador to China during the Ford administration.
• E) Taught politics and government at Harvard University.

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Definitions:

Mental Processes

Cognitive activities that include thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering, which are part of the functions of the brain.

Free Will

The ability of individuals to make choices that are not predetermined by prior causes or divine intervention.

External Consequences

Outcomes or reactions stemming from an individual's actions that occur outside of the individual, affecting their environment or other people.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist and behaviorist, known for his work in the development of the theory of operant conditioning.