What Was One Reason Jimmy Carter Defeated Incumbent President Gerald

question 24

Multiple Choice

What was one reason Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent president Gerald Ford in the 1976 election?

• A) Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon was unpopular with the American public.
• B) Carter had extensive political experience at the national level.
• C) Carter's liberal ideology was a positive change from the more conservative ideas of the Nixon and Ford administrations.
• D) Many voters suspected Ford of complicity in the Watergate crisis.

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