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Cornell Notes:
Georgia Studies / Part 3
Topic: Unit 8/Modern Georgia
By 1970, Georgia was increasingly becoming one of the most progressive, modern states in the U.S.
How did voting representation change in Georgia during the Civil Rights Era? / The end of the county unit system = ______:
  • The ______system gave much greater political power to small, ______areas (farmers) than growing cities.
  • Regardless of population all counties received no more than 3 electoral votes for statewide elections.
  • In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the county unit system to be a violation of “______.”
  • According to the Supreme Court, political equality meant
“______, ______.”
What is reapportionment? / Reapportionment = ______:
  • Georgia’s legislative ______(for representatives in the General Assembly) were drawn in irrational ways to ensure that largely ______, ______areas kept power in Georgia.
  • Federal courts determined that the ______Amendment meant that Georgia needed to ______/______its districts to more accurately reflect its ______.
  • Reapportionment brought greater representation to ______, women, and ______.

How was Jimmy Carter significant in state and national politics? / One Georgia leader was elected to the highest office in the United States:
______
James E. “Jimmy” Carter - ______President of the United States.
  • The first and ______Georgian to be elected U.S. President.
  • Served in the U.S. Navy and managed his family’s ______farm in the small town of ______, Georgia.
  • James E “Jimmy” Carter - ______President of the U.S.
  • In 1962, Carter was elected to the General Assembly as a member of the GA ______.
  • In 1970, he was elected ______of Georgia.
  • As Governor of Georgia, Carter announced that the time for ______had come to an end in Georgia.
  • He ______the state government, led reforms in ______and criminal justice, and promoted ______.
  • He gained a national reputation as one of America’s best ______.
THE 1976 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
By 1976, many Americans had lost trust in their government:
a)The ______had been extremely unpopular.
b)President ______resigned as President after his involvement in the ______scandal.
c)In what many considered a corrupt bargain, the new President, Gerald R. Ford made the unpopular decision to ______Richard Nixon.
American’s wanted a fresh voice, AN ______, to lead the nation.
Jimmy Carter was elected ______!!!
THE CARTER PRESIDENCY
As president, Carter made many notable achievements:
  • He opened diplomatic relations with ______.
  • He made ______a cornerstone of his ______.
  • He negotiated the Camp David Accords, a ______between Israel and Egypt
Unfortunately, many considered his Presidency to be one of the worst in American history.
In the Presidential Election of 1980, Carter was defeated by ______in a landslide.
AFTER THE CARTER PRESIDENCY
Though he is considered one of the most ______Presidents, he has established one of the greatest post-Presidential legacies:
  • He has been an active supporter of ______to help the poverty-stricken in 3rd world nations like ______.
  • The ______in Atlanta monitors elections and fights ______and ______in 21 countries around the world.
  • In ______, Carter was awarded the ______for his 20 year legacy of promoting ______, human rights, and ______worldwide.

What was the impact of the two-party system in Georgia? / As Georgia grew and prospered, the Democrats began to lose their domination of state politics:
  • Democrats dominated Georgia’s state government since ______.
  • Many Democrats in Washington D.C., (like John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson) supported ______.
  • Most Georgia Democrats disagreed and began to look to the ______Party as an alternative.
  • In 1964, Georgia for the first time, supported a Republican for President - ______- over the Civil Rights President, ______. Georgia also elected its first congressman since Reconstruction.
  • Since 1964, Georgia has supported a Democratic candidate for President three times, 1976, 1980, and 1992 (the years that native Georgian, Jimmy Carter, ran for office).
  • In 2003, Sonny Perdue became the ______Republican Governor of Georgia since 1868.
  • The status of Georgia was a modern state and ______as a world-class city was confirmed when Atlanta was selected to host the ______:
Tremendous respect, recognition, and investment poured into Georgia from all over the world!!
  • Atlanta and other Georgia cities gained new ______, ______, athletic facilities, and the 21-acre ______.
  • The estimated impact of the Olympics on Atlanta was over ______.

Contributions to the state’s growth and economy have also come from growing ______communities:
  • Georgia’s foreign-born population increased, between ______and ______, by an incredible ______%!!!
  • Since the mid-1970s, Georgia has attracted a large number of ______from Vietnam, Cambodia, and ______. More recently, immigrants have arrived from ______, ______, the Middle East.
  • Immigrants have had the largest impact on north Georgia, where the ______population has moved to fill jobs in construction, poultry processing, and carpet mills.
  • Nearly 1/4th to 1/2 of all ______workers are Hispanic immigrants.

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