The "Outsider" President
Before becoming President, Carter worked as this type of farmer in Plains, Georgia.
What is a Peanut Farmer?
This term describes the 1970s economy: a mix of high inflation and high unemployment.
What is Stagflation?
What does the acronym "ERA" stand for?
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
Carter’s "crowning achievement" was a peace treaty between these two Middle Eastern countries.
What are Israel and Egypt?
Carter is famously associated with this non-profit that builds houses for those in need.
What is Habitat for Humanity?
Carter was trained as this type of high-tech engineer in the Navy.
What is a Nuclear Engineer?
Carter famously wore this piece of clothing during a televised speech to encourage people to save energy.
What is a cardigan sweater?
This conservative activist was the primary opponent of the ERA and led the "STOP ERA" movement
What is Phyllis Schlafly?
The peace treaty in the previous question was named after this presidential retreat in Maryland.
What are the Camp David Accords?
In 2002, Carter was awarded this prestigious international prize for his work in peace and human rights.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
Instead of a limo, Carter did this during his inauguration to show he was a "man of the people.
What is walked?
Because of the oil crisis, Americans had to wait in long lines to buy this.
What is gasoline?
This First Lady was a major advocate for the ERA and traveled the country to support it.
Who is Rosalynn Carter?
52 Americans were held captive for 444 days in this country
What is Iran?
In his Inaugural Address, Carter stated that our commitment to this must be absolute
What are Human Rights?
In Carter's inauguration, he said to the American people, Our Nation can be strong abroad only if it is strong .....?"
What is "At home"?
This 1979 speech is famously (and negatively) remembered as the "______ Speech."
What is the Malaise Speech?
To pass as a Constitutional Amendment, how many states were needed for ratification?
What is 38?
Carter signed a treaty to eventually give control of this famous waterway back to its home country
What is the Panama Canal?
Carter preferred a "plain, simple and modest" presidency over an "..... presidency."
What is imperial?
Carter was the first president to create this new cabinet-level department in 1977.
What is the Department of Energy?
Carter called the energy crisis the "Moral Equivalent of ______."
What is War?
Opponents of the ERA argued it would lead to women being forced into this military requirement
What is the draft?
Carter boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics because the Soviet Union invaded this country.
What is Afghanistan?
Carter is credited with this process of removing government rules from the airline and trucking industries.
What is deregulation?