Chapter 24 Section 3 Carter

“I will never tell a lie to the American people” Inflation Energy Unemployment

Domestic Agenda Energy Crisis Cut gas use National Energy Act- placed a tax on cars, extend tax credits for alternative energy Crisis Worsens Inflation rises Nothing worked “malaise” speechmalaise

Changing Economy # of manufacturing jobs decreases due to 1.Technology 2.Foreign competition 3.High energy costs

Civil Rights Carter appoints many African-Americans, Latinos, and women However, fails to enact legislation promoting minority rights, why? 1978 Regents of University of California v. Bakke rules that affirmative action of the medical school was unconstitutionalRegents of University of California v. Bakke

Human Rights Foreign Policy Use moral principles as a guide for foreign policy Cut off aid to Argentina, Brazil Established Bureau of Human Rights Criticisms However, Carter continued to support S. Korea and Philippines with dictatorships Agreement to hand over control of Panama Canal in 1999

Camp David Accords 1978 Carter invites Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to meet at presidential retreat in Maryland 1 st signed agreement between Israel and an Arab nation Israel agrees to withdraw from Sinai Peninsula and Egypt agrees to recognize Israel’s right to exist

Iran Hostage Crisis 1979 Muslim religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini overthrows the Shah who was backed by U.S. Carter allows Shah to enter U.S. November 4, 1979 armed students seize embassy in Tehran and take 52 hostages Students want Shah returned to Iran Hostages held for 444 days