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The Ford and Carter Years

Chapter 24, section 2. The Ford and Carter Years. I. Gerald Ford’s Presidency. A. Major Domestic Issues. Stagflation All of the Rights Revolution Movements. 1. Attempts to restore confidence in government. After Nixon resigned, the people had little faith in the government.

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The Ford and Carter Years

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  1. Chapter 24, section 2 The Ford and Carter Years

  2. I. Gerald Ford’s Presidency

  3. A. Major Domestic Issues • Stagflation • All of the Rights Revolution Movements.

  4. 1. Attempts to restore confidence in government. • After Nixon resigned, the people had little faith in the government. • The economy was the worst it had been since the depression.

  5. 2. Selects Nelson Rockefeller as VP

  6. 3. Pardons Richard Nixon

  7. 4. Economic policies make economy worse. • Ford promoted a mostly voluntary plan called (WIN) Whip Inflation Now • WIN was a failure. • Factories closed, consumers demands for products decreased, and unemployment rose steadily. • Ford’s popularity plummeted.

  8. II. Jimmy Carter’s Presidency

  9. A. As a D.C. outsider, has trouble getting bills through Congress. • Prided himself on being the “citizen’s president.” • No ties to Washington D.C., he was a fresh face for the country. • Unfortunately, he had no political ties to the Democratic leaders in Congress and they would not pass his bills due to his inexperience.

  10. B. Grants amnesty to Americans who evaded the Vietnam draft. • Fulfilled one of his campaign promises. • Amnesty- political pardon. • Many criticized the president for pardoning those who refused to fight in the war.

  11. C. Calls on Americans to conserve energy. • The price of gas in America was going up drastically and severally gas stations ran out of gas altogether. • Carter asked Congress to raise taxes on crude oil to lower gas prices. • The bill that ended up passing through Congress had little of the president’s ideas in it. It showed how weak Carter was as a leader.

  12. D. Raises interest rates to break inflation. • Hires Paul Volcker to head the Federal Reserve Board. • They raise interest rates to stop inflation and this is a policy that continues to work through the 80’s and end the economic crisis.

  13. III. Social and Cultural Changes of the 1970’s.

  14. A. American migration patterns continue. • People are still migrating to the Sunbelt states. • They left blue-collar work in the Northeast and sought work in the oil industry in Oklahoma. • Even presidents were now coming from Western states.

  15. B. Immigrants from Latin America and Asia change demographics. • Richard Nixon was the first candidate to recognize the “Spanish-speaking” vote.

  16. C. Changes in the family continue. • Divorce rates go up tremendously and people start having babies out of wedlock.

  17. D. Americans become absorbed with self-improvement. • People starting meditating, eating healthier, going for jogs, etc.

  18. E. Resurgence of fundamental Christianity. • Televangelists. • One out of Five Americans considered him or herself a Christian Fundamentalist by 1980. • They hated the court ruling that made abortion legal and restricted prayer in schools.

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