SS8H12a Evaluate the consequences of the end of the county unit system and reapportionment. Concepts: Conflict and Change Distribution of Power

SS8H12a Evaluate the consequences of the end of the county unit

system and reapportionment.

Concepts:Conflict and ChangeDistribution of Power

END OF THE COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM

SS8H12b Describe the role of

Jimmy Carter in Georgia as state senator,

governor, president, and past president.

Concepts:Individuals and Groups

Conflict and Change

•Jimmy was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924.

•Attended both GA South-western and GA Tech before graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy•Served in the United States submarine force on the second nuclear sub.

•After his father’s death, Carter returned to Plains to take over the family’s peanut farm and cotton gin. He married Rosalynn also from Plains.

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Jimmy Carter as State Senator

His father had served in the General Assembly as a state senator. So Jimmy run for election to the state senate from the Fourteenth District in 1962. Once elected, Carter devoted much time and attention to educational affairs during his two senate terms.

He hoped consolidation and reorganization would lead to more efficiency and more educational opportunities. However, Georgians often saw a conflict in these ideas and their desire to remain segregated in the public schools.

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the impactof Jimmy Carter’s

role as state senator.

WHO WAS JIMMY CARTER?WHO WAS JIMMY CARTER?

•Focused his efforts

on education

Ran against Arnall and Maddox in 1966 and lost.

Elected in 1970 in his inaugural address,"No poor, rural, weak, or black person," he declared, "should ever have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity of an education, a job, or simple justice."

Jimmy Carter as Governor



Jimmy Carter as GovernorAppointed the state’s first female judge

Created the “Heritage Trust” in order to protect our states’ natural and cultural resourcesWorked to evenly distributed funding for public schools

*The recent conflicts in society (civil right movement) have brought about changes in all areas even the Governor’s office in GA. Jimmy Carter became the first deep south governor to speak out against segregation and racism. He also worked to provide more opportunities for minorities and women in the state.


the impactof Jimmy Carter’s role as governor.


• 1st Deep South governor to speak

out against segregation and

racism• Provided

opportunities for blacks and women in

government• Improved schools



Jimmy Carter as PresidentAt the end of his term and after workingwith the Democratic National Committee,Carter decided to run for president in 1976, America’s Bicentenial.

Jimmy who?

Carter projected himself as a common man.He often dressed casually and reduced the pomp and ceremony of the office of President.

Here you see Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter break from tradition and walk from the Capital to the White House. I

Jimmy Carter as PresidentNegotiated the 1978 Camp

David Peace Accords between Israel and Egypt

Established full diplomatic relations with China

Panama Canal treaties



Boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow because Russia invaded Afghanistan

1979 Iranian hostage crisis – militants in Iran held hostages at the U.S. embassy for fourteen months. The hostages weren’t released until the day Carter left office

Jimmy Carter as President






Despite many budget woes, Carter was able to make a lastingImpact on the federal government by creating the Departments of Education and Energy and more than doubling the number ofNational Parks.





The Iranian Hostage crisis, increased gas and energy cost, along with a economic recession hurt Carter’s bid for reelection. He was defeated by Ronald Reagan.


the impactof Jimmy Carter’s role as president.


• Created Dept of Education &

Energy• Camp David

Accords Middle East Peace• 1979 Iran

Hostage Crisis

Jimmy Carter as Humanitarian

•Established the Jimmy Carter Center

•Author of numerous books

•As a deeply religious man, Carter continued to teach Sunday School in his hometown of Plains

•Works with Habitat for •Humanity to build affordable •housing for lower income families



Jimmy Carter as Humanitarian

Won the Nobel prize in 2002 for his tireless work and staunch commitment to human rights and

nonviolence around the world.


the impactof Jimmy Carter’s

role as humanitarian.


• Habitat for Humanity

• Nobel Peace Prize

• Carter Center to help human

rights

• Created Dept of Education &

Energy• Camp David

Accords Middle East Peace• 1979 Iran

Hostage Crisis

• 1st Deep South governor to speak

out against segregation and

racism• Provided

opportunities for blacks and women in

government• Improved schools

• Helped improve

education in the state

SS8H12c Analyze the impact of the

rise of the two-party system in Georgia

Concept:Distribution of Power

IMPACT OF TWO-PARTY SYSTEM

SS8H12d Evaluate the effect of the

1996 Olympic Games on Georgia.

Concept:Production – Distribution - Consumption

SS8H12e Evaluate the importance

of new immigrant communities to the

growth and economy of Georgia.

Concepts:Location

Individuals and Groups

IMMIGRATION AND THE GEORGIA

ECONOMY

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SS8H12a Evaluate the consequences of the end of the county unit system and reapportionment. Concepts: Conflict and Change Distribution of Power