The List of Nixon Illegal Administration Activities Uncovered in the Watergate

question 63

Multiple Choice

The list of Nixon illegal administration activities uncovered in the Watergate scandal included all of the following except

• A) breaking into the Democratic party headquarters in order to bug them.
• B) paying Supreme Court justices to write favorable opinions.
• C) using the Internal Revenue Service to harass its enemies.
• D) forging documents to discredit Democrats.
• E) using the FBI and CIA to cover up previous crimes.

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Allowance Method

A method of accounting for bad debts that involves estimating and recording the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable.

Direct Write-Off Method

An accounting method where uncollectible accounts receivable are directly written off against income at the time they are deemed non-recoverable.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of calculating depreciation by evenly spreading the cost of an asset over its useful life.

Depreciation

The systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its useful life, reflecting wear and tear, obsolescence, or aging.