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The Iran/Contra Affair
This scandal involved many high-level officials in the Reagan administration. It demonstrates
how bureaucracies can seek to avoid accountability to elected officials, and how different
branches of government can clash over foreign policy formation and implementation.
The
Iran/Contra Affair
Read the executive summary.
1. What were the five main areas Lawrence Walsh investigated?
2. What were the main conclusions of the investigation?
3. Who was prosecuted, and with what consequences?
4. What did President Reagan know? Speculate as to why impeachment proceedings were
not brought against him.
5. Who was pardoned by President Bush the elder? What reasons could President Bush
possibly have for issuing these pardons?
6. Using analytical tools from your textbook, explaing why and how the Reagan administration
initiated the illegal activities that became known as Iran/Contra.
7. Read "The Contras and Cocaine." How did the actions of the Reagan administration
contribute to the drug problem in the United States?
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