With regard to presidential pardons, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT Question 6 options: President Andrew Johnson pardoned former Confederates during the Reconstruction period. presidents may grant a pardon only if the person to be pardoned has been convicted of a crime. President Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate affair. President Jimmy Carter also issued a great number of pardons, including several for draft dodging during the Vietnam War.
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