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Reapportionment: to redraw voting
districts to ensure districts of equal
population sizes.
A 1964 federal court ruled that:
 the county unit system
violated the 14th amendment
to the U.S. Constitution.
 Georgia’s constitution
violated the one person,
one vote concept by
guaranteeing each county
in the state at least one seat
in the legislature.
 legislative districts should
depend solely on population,
not county lines.
The state’s
general assembly
had to redraw the
voting districts to
create areas with
equal proportions.
 This caused voting
lines to cross
county lines.
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Reapportionment shifted the political
power in Georgia from the rural areas to
urban areas.
 This meant candidates for state office
had to appeal more to people in cities
than in the country.
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Before, many African
Americans were not
able to vote.
 After it ended, people
that lived in cities had
more influence on the
votes because each
vote was counted
and each vote was
equal.
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The Georgian economy also continued
to shift more towards industry rather than
agriculture with the greater influence by
urban population (Minimum wage, labor
protections, and working conditions)
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http://www.legis.ga.gov/Joint/reapporti
onment/en-US/default.aspx
Elected to the Georgia state
senate in 1962 and again in 1964.
He worked hard to improve
education during this time.
• Elected governor of Georgia in
1970.
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In his address, he stated that “the
time for racial discrimination is over”
Reorganized the state’s executive
branch reducing the number of
state agencies.
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Changed the state court
system structure.
Appointed the state’s first
female judge.
Created the Georgia heritage
Trust, which protected the
state’s natural and cultural
resources.
Equalized funding for state
schools.
Lester Maddox was his
Lieutenant Governor and
they fought a lot about
legislative issues
Jimmy Carter is the only
Georgian to ever be elected
President of the United States.
 Defeated Gerald Ford in 1976.
 He was known as a casual
president who worked hard
and made a great political
impact on the US and the
world
 He developed and signed
Panama Canal treaties, the
treaty of peace between
Egypt and Israel, the SALT II
treaty to reduce nuclear arms
with the Soviet Union, and he
established U.S. diplomatic
relations with China.
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He also took steps against
countries that violated human
rights by decreasing or ending
U.S. aid to those governments.
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Economic problems (very high
oil prices) and the Iranian
Hostage Crisis helped defeat
Carter’s chance for re-election
in 1980.
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Best remembered for his efforts
to negotiate peace between
Israel and Egypt.
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He lost the presidential
election of 1980 to Ronald
Reagan.
Jimmy Carter has become a world
spokesman in the fight to end disease,
poverty, and injustice in the world.
 He has been a supporter
of Habitat for Humanity and
for the eradication of certain
diseases in Africa and other
parts of the world.
 In 1999, he received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
from President Clinton.
 He also was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to
find peaceful solutions to problems
around the world.
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Jimmy
Carter
There was a political shift in GA during the
1980s and 90s. People continued to elect
Democrats to statewide offices, but
voted for Republicans in national
elections.
 This led to the establishment of a real twoparty system in the
state for the first time
since the Bourbon
Triumvirate
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In 2002, Sonny Purdue
was the first Republican
elected in over 100
years
 Democrats still
controlled the General
Assembly, but voters
chose Republicans for
the U.S. Senate and
House.
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The Olympic Games brought 4 long term benefits
to the state.
 1. Millions of dollars were spent to create world-class
competition facilities
 2. Brought international recognition to Atlanta
 3. Brought volunteer programs, educational and
training programs, and employment opportunities to
thousands of Georgia’s citizens
 4. Brought billions of dollars to Georgia’s economy
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How did the Olympics cast a dark light on the
state of Georgia?
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Criticisms of Atlanta…
› July 29,1996- Bomb went off at the Centennial
Olympic Park, killing one and wounding 117
others.
› Severe traffic congestion in the downtown area
made travel difficult to get from one place to
the next
 Olympic planners were criticized for their lack
of infrastructure (roads, bridges, and ports)
› Aggressive street vendors and salespeople
seemed to be on every corner
› People even said there was overly commercial
advertising, particularly Coca Cola
Immigrants are people that
move to Georgia from
different countries all around
the world.
 Most of the immigrants come
to the US for better jobs and
a change to better their lives
 Immigrants solve the problem
of not enough workers. They
fill jobs in farming,
manufacturing, and many
other professional positions.
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The influence of immigrants can be seen
in the surrounding areas of where they
work
 The added workers mean more money
in surrounding communities and in
housing
 Because GA is a business center for
many countries, we are the home to
many different immigrant populations.
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