The constitutional question at the heart of united states v. nixon is best described as a)whether the supreme court was part of the executive branch. b)the right of a president to resist impeachment. c)the extent to which “separation of powers” was constitutional. d)whether laws had been broken during the watergate incident.

The correct answer is (C). The extent to which the separation of powers was constitutional.

The United States v. Nixon is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any U.S. president to claim executive privilege. The United States v. Nixon Supreme Court case which resulted in a unanimous decision against President Richard Nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials to a federal district court.the court outweighed President Nixon’s interest in keeping the content of his tapes secret. One reason for this was that the only issue before the Court was whether the trial judge could privately inspect the tapes to determine whether they were essential to a fair trial. The justices further stated that there would be cases in which the president’s need for confidentiality would outweigh the interests of the judicial branch, such as when the secret communication involved “military, diplomatic or sensitive national security secrets.”

on edg the correct answer is C.

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