1. Ford and Carter

2. Ford Bad Economy Pardons Nixon WIN (Whip Inflation Now)
People’s opinions showed in congressional elects
WIN (Whip Inflation Now)
Voluntary
Economy got worse

3. Carter Christian Fundamentalist support Inexperience Hurts
Few bills passed Congress
Granted amnesty to draft dodgers
Inflation soars
Chrysler takes a gov. loan
Energy Crisis
Volcker raises interest rates

4. Changing Values People leave the ‘Rust Belt’ for the ‘Sun Belt’
Influx of Latino immigrants
Nixon courted the Spanish-speaking vote
Divorce rate doubles between 1965 and 1979
2x as many kids born out of wedlock
“Me Decade”
Increase in personal fitness

5. Traditional Values Great Awakening Televangelists
1 in 5 a fundamentalist by 1980
Televangelists
Opposed ruling on legalized abortion and restricted prayer in school

6. Assignment
P. 613 #1, 4 - 6