U.S. Political Scandals - Statistics

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President Hint Answer % Correct
Richard Nixon Nixon hires five men to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and help his re-election Watergate
97%
Bill Clinton The President and this intern did, indeed, have sexual relations Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
82%
Ronald Reagan The government sells arms to Iran and uses the revenue to fund rebels in Nicaragua Iran-Contra Affair
82%
Warren G. Harding Oil companies bribe Albert Fall, Secretary of the Interior, to lease them these petroleum reserves Teapot Dome Scandal
67%
Lyndon B. Johnson The government fakes this incident to escalate the Vietnam War Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident
55%
Thomas Jefferson This disgraced Vice-President tries to start his own country Burr Conspiracy
48%
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams appoints Henry Clay as Secretary of State in return for the Presidency Corrupt Bargain
18%
Ulysses S. Grant Union Pacific overcharges the government and pockets $44 million by using this shell company Crédit Mobilier
12%
Theodore Roosevelt 3/4 Congress members from this state resign after selling fraudulently gained land for profit Oregon Land Fraud
9%
Andrew Jackson Wives of important Cabinet members socially ostracize the Eaton family Petticoat Affair
9%
George Washington Georgia Governor George Matthews sells 40 million acres for $500,000 Yazoo Land Fraud
3%
N/A Upset over their lack of pay, several Continental Army officers plan a coup Newburgh Conspiracy
0%
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