Unit 10 Graphic Organizer #1
SS8H12a/b: Voting / Jimmy Carter
Voting in Georgia
The County Unit System
• allots votes by county in elections
• gave power to rural Democrats
Why Unfair?
Under the county unit system the rural
population which made up only 30% of
the population had 59% of the power
The County Unit System Ends
The Argument : rural counties had control
which diluted the vote of liberal urban voters
who lived in heavily populated areas
The Case:
Gray v. Sanders : Sanders sued saying his vote
was worth less than others
The Judge/Decision
Griffin Bell head of panel that ruled system
was invalid and must be one man, one vote.
Reapportionment
Before reapportionment:
Each county had at least one representative
which gave rural counties most of the control
Court Case:
Ruling in Reynolds v. Sims said that lines must
be drawn based on population only
Effects:
Urban areas gained power rural lost power
Jimmy Carter
Carter Presidency
• James Earl Carter Jr.
• born in 1924 in Plains, GA
• State Senator, GA Governor
• Only Georgian to serve as President
• 39th President of U.S.A. (1977-1981)
Approach:
• pledged to be honest
• emphasized peace & human rights
Camp David Accords:
Early Life
• Grew up on family farm near Plains, GA
• GA Southwestern, GT, U.S.N.A.
• Carter’s father died in 1953 and he left
the Navy to go home & run family business
Carter as State Senator
• 1st became involved in local politics
• elected to state senate in 1962, served 2
terms and was on education committee
Carter as Governor of GA
• elected Gov. in 1970 and immediately
called for an end to racial discrimination
• reorganized state government in process
called “modernization”
• as governor he eliminated unneeded
positions, saved GA money, and appointed
minorities/women to government positions
Problems During Presidency:
1. Arab Oil Embargo
2. Iranian Hostage Crisis
3. High Interest Rates
Arab Oil Embargo
President Carter negotiated peace between
Israel and Egypt while @ Camp David
• Beginning in 1973 OPEC limited the supply
and controlled the price of crude oil
Effects: gas shortages, higher prices,
inflation, overall damage to economy
Iranian Hostage Crisis
• November 1979, power change in Iran
• former Shah sick, U.S. lets in for treatment
• Islamic revolutionaries overtake the U.S.
Embassy in Tehran, Iran, takes U.S. hostages
• Khomeni (new leader) supports radicals
• Carter unsuccessfully tries to negotiate the
release of the hostages
• Iranians released the hostages minutes
after Reagan is inaugurated (after 444 Days)