Am. History: Ch. 22, Sec. 2

Refer to the chart "Congressional Reapportionment 1960s-1980s" p. 723— Which 3 states lost the most seats in the House of Representatives? Which three states gain the most seats?

California, Florida and Texas; New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania

Summarize the section "Demography Affects Politics

Many people began to move from the North to the south and people in the government came from the South more now. This part of the country left the rustbelt (north) and moved to the sunbelt(south)

What accounted for the changes in American attitudes during the 1970s?

The watergate scandal and gerald ford pardoning nixon made citizens distrust the government, so they elected carter and the christian fundamentalist spread over the country; trends were a reaction to wanting a change from the counterculture and back to their original values

Jimmy Carter

a one time governor of Georgia and was elected president in 1976 elections

amnesty

general pardon of certain crimes

What arguments would you expect people to give for and against President Carters' decision to grant amnesty to americans who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War?

give for: because people thought the nation needs to get over the war and move on against: soldiers who actually went to war and joined the draft

Christian fundamentalist

individual who believes in a strict, literal interpretation of the bible as the foundation of the Christian faith

televangelist

minister who uses television to preach

Should Gerald Ford have pardoned Richard Nixon?

no, because his choice made him very unpopular because the majority wanted Nixon to go to jail which led to the distrust of the government

pardon of Nixon

official forgiveness of a crime and its punishments given to Nixon by president Ford after his resignation

Gerald Ford

was the vice president of Nixon and gave him a pardon