Credit mobilier, teapot dome, and watergate are all examples of
a. scandals that damaged the reputations of various presidents.
b. efforts that failed to regulate government spending.
c. congressional attempts to limit presidential power.
d. foreign policies designed to contain communism.

A. scandals that damaged the reputations of various presidents.

Explanation:

All of the above are examples of major scandals that happened while certain presidents were in office.

Credit Mobilier was in 1867, Teapot Dome 1921-1923, Watergate 1972.

The most talked-about scandal would be the Watergate since it was a major letdown at the time and the most recent one.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts