Pre-Presidency
Jimmy worked on this type of farm as a boy
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This reduced property tax rates on homes, businesses, and farms by 57%
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Carter drastically improved relations with this Asian Nation
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Jimmy founded this organization after his presidency and it is a leader in human-rights advocacy.
What is the Carter Center?
Jimmy Carter stood up for the rights of these people in an extremely racist Georgia.
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Carter evacuated residents from this town because it was built on an old toxic waste landfill and he wanted to ensure their safety.
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Carter believed this should be the focus of U.S foreign policy as it was what was best for the world.
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Jimmy carter and his organization work with this organization to eradicate harmful diseases around the world.
What is the International Task Force for Disease Eradication?
Jimmy Carter bravely served in this branch of the US Military
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Carter signed this bill, which reduced taxes for the poor and offered tax incentives to employers for hiring veterans.
What is the Revenue act of 1978
This guaranteed that ownership and control of the Panama Canal would officially be restored to the government of Panama.
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Jimmy Carter and his organization have worked tirelessly to ensure that people around the world have direct influence on who runs their country. The result of his work has resulted in this type of elections in many third world nations.
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Jimmy Carter served as a senator and the Governor for this state prior to his presidency. During his campaign he said, "I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over ".
What is Georgia?
This is the section of the government directly responsible for the learning of the nation's students. It is also responsible for federal financial aid to schools and students. It was founded in 1979.
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An agreement of peace between Egypt and Israel that would later result in a formal peace treaty between the nations, ending growing tensions between them. Jimmy Carter negotiated with both nations to reach this agreement.
What are the Camp David Accords?
Carter won this award in 2002 for his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development".
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?