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election
jimmy Carter was elected in in 1976 but didn't start until January of 1977 -
National Energy conservation policy
A policy that stemmed from the OPEC oil embargo in 1973, the policy included two senses, one sense was the usage of fewer nonrenewable natural resources. The other sense was the conservation to increase energy efficiencies, that included fuel efficiency for vehicles or in-home heating. This policy had a balance between the two senses -
pardon vietnam draft Evadors
Pardon for Vietnam Draft Evaders, he fulfilled his controversial pledge to pardon those who had unlawfully avoided military service either by not registering for the draft or by fleeing the country -
panama treaties
President Carter and the Panamanian President Omar Torrijos, signed the first two Panama Canal treaties -
diplomatic initiatives
Diplomatic initiatives between the regime of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, as well as reduced U.S involvement in Nicaragua, as well as reduced interactions between the Nicaraguan leader, Anastasio Somoza -
Airline Deregulation Act
Act that established airlines to expand their networks, as well as the action of adopting the hub-and-spoke system which was a system that led to a significant reduction in airfares, and making it more efficient and accessible -
Camp David Accords
Lead to the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel -
SALT II treaty
A treaty that attempted to reduce tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as well as reduce nuclear weapons. Jimmy Carter signed this in vienna -
Alaska Land Act
an act that set aside over 100 million acres of federal land for wilderness areas and national parks -
Carter Doctrine
an agreement that stated that the United States would employ force if necessary to protect its continued access to the oil fields located in the Middle East -
State of the Union Message/Speech
Message that entailed the strengths and weaknesses of the United States as a country, the strengths being the number of domestic and international successes that the United States has achieved. “The weaknesses being inflation, high unemployment rates, tight world oil market, as well as 52 American hostages are being held captive in Iran against international law and against every precept of human affairs”