Question

What was a reason Jimmy Carter was elected President in 1976?
Group of answer choices

A.)increased public skepticism of government

B.)was an outsider

C.)all of these

D.)Republican Party’s reputation damaged

Answer 1

Answer:1. Carter had conservative values(religious)- appealed to Republican voters

2. disappointed with Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal and Ford pardoning him

3. Jimmy Carter ' untainted' by political scandals- attracted voters.

4. Conservatives had lost faith in the Republican party

5.Carter was promising to change Washington and the corruption that had led to the Watergate scandal by bringing traditional values to the White house.

6. the media(Washington post) very hostile towards the Republican party following the lies over Watergate scandal.

Explanation:

Answer 2

C.) all of these

Explanation:

• Carter's  conservative values and his image being untainted' by political scandals had appealed to  and attracted the Republican voters. Carter had campaigned as a Washington outsider, a forthright and pious man who had promised voters that he would not lie to them
• The economy had been in bad shape, and the Watergate scandal eroded the trust of American officials. Considering his connection with the disgraced former president, incumbent President Gerald Ford who took over the highest office in the country after Nixon was ousted, had no hope of maintaining his position