Modern Georgia. The End of the County Unit System It was created in 1917 Involved only statewide...
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Modern Georgia
Modern Georgia. The End of the County Unit System It was created in 1917 Involved only statewide races It kept political power in the hands of rural Georgia
The End of the County Unit System It was created in 1917
Involved only statewide races It kept political power in the hands
of rural Georgia rather than shifting to growing urban areas April
1962 it struck down by federal district court saying it violated
the Fourteenth Amendment Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court and in 1963
upheld lower courts decision Established One person, one vote rule
votes of some citizens cannot count more than the votes of other
citizens.
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County Unit System
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Why was the county unit system unfair to individual voters?
Under the county unit system, each Georgians vote did not count
equally. In elections for governor and other statewide races, the
total statewide vote of the people was not counted. Rather, vote
totals were counted county by county. A candidate winning in one
county received all of that countys unit vote. So it was possible
for a candidate to win the majority of the popular vote but lose
the election.
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County Unit System Why was the county unit system not fair to
urban areas? Urban areas were discriminated against under the
county unit system. Two out of every three voters in Georgia lived
in the 38 largest counties, but only controlled 40% of the total
county unit vote in the state. Fulton County - 392,886 residents
got 6 unit votes Six small rural counties - 23,996 got a total of
12 votes
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Jimmy Carter Georgias President Jimmy Carter biography
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Jimmy Carter State Senator 1962 2 terms Advocated for
educational reforms -chair of Senate Education Committee Election
reform witnessed voter fraud and challenged it in court
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Jimmy Becomes Governor Defeated in 1966 election Won in 1970
(campaign platform called for racial equality) "No poor, rural,
weak, or black person should ever have to bear the additional
burden of being deprived of the opportunity of an education, a job,
or simple justice." I say to you quite frankly that the time for
racial discrimination is over. We shall be able to stand up
anywhere in the world in New York, California, Florida and say Im a
Georgian-and proud of it.
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While Governor Reorganize state government (consolidated state
boards and agencies) Decrease secrecy in state government -
transparent Promoted civil rights appointed women and minorities to
government positions Reforms in judicial system -Use of merit
system in appointment of judges -increased educational programs for
prisoners mental health reforms- established community centers
Preserve historical sites
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While Governor "Adequate Program for Education in Georgia
-provided funds to support vocational education -reduce class size
-equal funding for all districts -commitment to preschool -launched
a campaign that eventually led to the adoption of a statewide
kindergarten program
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President of the United States WATERGATE ECONOMY PEANUT
BRIGADE
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President of United States Presidential Campaign Ad high moral
standards, ethical behavior, and democratic principles Camp David
Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel Strategic Arms Litigation
Treaty (SALT II) Department of Energy Department of Education
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While President. Developed an energy policy Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act Appointed women and minorities
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Problems During Presidency Inflation due to higher oil prices
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) cut production
which drove fuel prices up and created shortages Unemployment
Iranian Hostage Crisis Iranian Hostage
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Life after the White House Habitat for Humanity
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Observing polling center in Nepal in 2008 Human rights Peace
Strengthening Democracy Election observations Fighting disease Life
after the White House Preventing River Blindness Statue
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Nobel Peace Prize 2002
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The Rise of the Two Party System Republican and Democrat
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Political Change in a Conservative South During the 1980s and
the 1990s, politics underwent a major shift in many southern states
(went from Southern Democrats to Republicans) Conservative voters
started electing conservative politicians.they tended to favor
republicans in national elections Presidential Election
Results
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Political Change in the South Newt Gingrich- Georgia
representative in US House of Representatives Republican Became
Speaker of the US House in 1994 Contract with America promised to
reduce size of government Sonny Perdue- First Republican governor
since Reconstruction Republican From Perry Georgia
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The 1996 Olympics Held in Atlanta, Georgia Opening of Olympic
Ceremony
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Preparation and Planning ( Blue Ring) Billy Payne, a lawyer got
the idea Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young supported Payne Convinced
local leaders Made a bid to the International Olympic Committee
Beat out Athens, Greece
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Infrastructure ( Black Ring) Infrastructure (black ring)
Sidewalks Streets Hotels Restaurants (it was lackingneeded more
roads, bridges, ports)
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Venues ( Red Ring) Atlanta Savannah Columbus Athens Gainesville
Cleveland
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Benefits ( Yellow Ring) Increased tourism More business
conventions in later years Expanded sports venues New housing and
dormitories International recognition Employment opportunities
Increased money
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Negative Aspects ( Green Ring) The Olympic Bombing ( At
Centennial Park) 2 People were killed, one from explosion and one
from heart attack. 117 wounded Transportation between venues and
events Traffic, Traffic, Traffic Too much commercialism
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The search for Eric Rudolf Eric Rudolf: aka The Olympic Park
bomber Occupation: carpenter/handyman Goal: To cause the 1996
Olympic games to come to an end. Reason: Anti-abortion Was on
Americas most wanted list Rudolf was finally found/arrested in 2003
in North Carolina at a Save a lot store
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Immigrants A person who moves to another country Come to Ga.
from many different countries Looking for better jobs and a better
life 1980s saw concerns over illegal immigration Laws passed by
Congress to slow it down Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
companies hiring illegal immigrants are penalized or punished 1990s
80% of immigrants coming to U.S. are from Asia, the Caribbean, or
Latin America
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Georgias Immigrants Mid 1970s most refugees coming from
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. More recently from Africa, Eastern
Europe, and the Middle East Many from Mexico and other Latin
American countries Take jobs in farming, manufacturing, poultry
industry and carpet mills
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Georgias Immigrants Greatest impact recently in northern
Georgia o Construction o Poultry processing o Carpet industry -
1980s and 1990s due to labor shortage. 25% - 50% of mill workers
are Hispanic. Kept the carpet industry from moving somewhere else
to survive
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How Immigrants Help Georgia Increase amount of workers Fill
jobs to get the work done Spend money in areas where employed helps
economy 1970s international businesses moved to Atlanta More than
50 different countries have offices in Georgia to help run their
business located in U.S. Georgia tries to encourages businesses to
relocate here