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P2
P3

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  1. Rejected excessive formality demonstrates a dramatic shift away from politicians who the public had become disillusioned with. - YES
    2.Problems with congress; poor relationship mirrored previous presidencies that constricted their power and influence - NO
    3.
    Scandal; showed themselves to be just as scandalous to previous presidents despite appearing different initially - contributed to political disillusionment - NO
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P1 evidence

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E1: Ford
Newsweek: ‘nothing different from your next-door neighbour’

E2: Carter Not associated with the corrupt Washington politicians- peanut farmer from Georgia

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Betty ford described as

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Outspoken and lively: photographed pushing him into a pool fully clothed

Spoke openly about breast cancer scare 1974

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Ford entered office with what approval rating

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high

71%

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Fords children described as

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Susan wore jeans in the white house

Middle America sympathised when it was rumoured that his son smoked pot

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Ford honestry helped to reestablish what

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confidence in office as he attempted to heal disillusionment caused by watergate.

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Ford personalibity contrasted with who

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favourably with past politicians

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who did Fords ordinary nature appeeal to

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public who were disillusioned with the white house politics and corruption

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Carters previous occupation

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Peanut farmer from Georgia

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Carter seen as not corrupted by

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washington politics

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how did Carter break tradition

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walked back from congress to the white house after his inauguration instead of travelling by limousine

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what did carter sell

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presidential yatch

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what did Carter wear

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casual clothes on tv broadcasts

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what did Carter preffer over formal dinners

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BBQ’s

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What did Carter prefer to be reffered to

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Jimmy

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disillusioned electorate believed what about Carter

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have the interests of the ordinary people at heart. Demonstrated a rejection of Washington politics.

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The election results show a clear public…

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rejection of those associated with Washington politics in favour of normal leaders

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P2 EVIENCES

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E1: Ford - vetoes

E2: Carter- Quickly judged to be aloof, self-righteous and a micromanager who had lost the big picture

  • lack of ability
  • poor relations
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How many billis were vetoed under Ford in his 29 month presidency?

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66

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How many times did Congress overide Fords veto

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Congress overrode his veto 12 times

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who were the minority in congress and what did this mean for Ford?

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Republicans (his party) were a minority on both houses of congress and he had no genuine electoral mandate as he was not actually elected

22
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What event painted Ford as having no sense of clear direction?

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Initially advocated tax increase but only a few weeks later asked congress to approve a $16 billion tax cut
Congress agreed to $7 billion
President without a clear sense of direction and without persuasion skills who compromised too easily

23
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why does Fords bad relationship show lack of presidential style change? who else had similar struggle with congress?

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Nixon and Kennedy

Congress had authority over them all

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3 characteristics Carter was judged to be in his first 6 months

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Aloof
self righteous
micromanager
= lost bigger picture

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2 events that show Carter had lost the bigger picture?

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Personally received all requests to use the white house tennis courts in his first 6 months

Limited the number of pens at signing ceremonies to 4
= too involved

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Carter described as being…

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Inexperienced, insular, uncoordinated, and error prone

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what were Carters relations like with democratic congress?

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poor

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which of carters proposals did Congress reject and gut?

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consumer protection agency and gutted his energy programme

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what did the house speaker describe carter as ?

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‘didn’t seem to understand’ the need to master the legislative process

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How did Carter embarrass congress?

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cancelling the production of some expensive planes after congress declared their production should go ahead

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despite carter being in the same party as congress..

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he continued the trend of having a bad relationship with congress

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what constrained Ford and Carters politics?

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congressional opposition

similar to previous presidents

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P3: EVIDENCES

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E1: Ford pardon Nixon and blocked congressional investigations

E2: Carter Personal loyalties = doubt political wisdom, media saw wife too influential, Billygate scandal

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when did ford pardon Nixon for watergate

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8th september 1974

35
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Ford prevented Nixon from going where

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Prison

36
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many americans belived that Nixon should be put on…

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trial like the other Watergate conspirators

37
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Ford worked to block investigations into what

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financing of the break-in to the democrat national committee headquarters at the Washington DC Watergate Office building

38
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Fords approval rating dropped to what after pardoning nixon

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49%

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Fords involvements in cover ups showed what

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his true colours and created further disillusionment ( siimilar to nixon)

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how did the media see Carters wife as?

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too influential: ‘Miss President’

participated in discussions on cabinet purge

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what was the Billygate scandal?

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Admitted to receiving $222,000 ‘loan’ from the Libyan government
Media speculated on Carter’s involvement
Incompetent
Senate acquitted Carter of all but unwisely trying to use Billy’s Libyan contacts to free Iranian hostages

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in December 1977 what % of America had a lot of confidence in Carter

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18%

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in 1980 what % believed their country was ‘in deep and serious trouble’

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64%

44
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Carter had the lowest

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believed their country was ‘in deep and serious trouble’

Lowest approval rating of any president

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