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read the passage. then answer the question below.
in 1974, at the height of the watergate scandal, special prosecutor leon jaworski obtained a subpoena for audiotapes of conversations that president richard nixon had in the white house. nixons lawyers invoked executive privilege to have confidential conversations, and nixon refused to turn over certain tapes. both jaworski and nixon asked the supreme court to resolve the dispute.
on july 24, 1974, the supreme court issued an opinion ruling that jaworski had shown that the tapes likely contained information relevant to his criminal investigation. therefore, executive privilege did not apply. nixon was forced to hand over the tapes of his conversations. he resigned from the presidency a few weeks later.
which arrow represents the supreme court decision?
The Supreme Court (Judicial Branch) ruled against the President (Executive Branch), ordering Nixon to hand over the tapes. This is a check from the Judicial branch on the Executive branch, represented by the arrow pointing from Judicial to Executive.
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The downward-pointing arrow from the Judicial circle to the Executive circle (the leftmost downward arrow) represents the Supreme Court decision.