The decision of the supreme court in the case of
united states v. nixon (1974) stated that
(1) president richard nixon as commander in
chief could extend the vietnam war into
cambodia
(2) executive branch officials could be fired by
the president without the senate’s approval
(3) executive privilege did not allow the
president to withhold recordings that were
related to the watergate affair
(4) congressional approval of the war powers act
of 1973 violated the separation of powers