Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter's first career was a

• teacher

• naval officer

• lawyer

• politician

After serving only 2 terms in the General Assembly, Carter ran for

• President

• U.S. Senator

• U.S. Congressman

• Governor

In his first run for Governor, Carter lost to

• Lester Maddox

• Ellis Arnall

• Herman Talmadge

• Brian Kemp

Carter shocked the state in his gubernatorial inaugural address by stating it was time for what to end?

• segregation

• high taxation

• the county-unit system

• Democratic reign in the south

After one term as Governor, Carter ran for U.S. President on a platform of

• peace

• honesty

• equality

• hope

Carter's greatest achievement as U.S. President was a peace treaty between

• Egypt and Iran

• Iran and Iraq

• Egypt and Israel

• Israel and Saudi Arabia

The downfall of his presidency was when Americans were taken hostage in

• Egypt

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

Carter only served as President one term, as he was soundly defeated by

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• Lyndon Johnson

In 2002 Carter won this prestigious prize for his lifetime of humanitarian work

• Pulitzer Prize

• Newberry Award

• United Nations Peace Medal

• Nobel Prize

Carter was the second Georgian to win the Nobel Prize. Who was the first?

• James Oglethorpe

• Alexander Stephens

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John Lewis