Economics
1. The graphs, especially the inflation graph, suggest that Carter's economic policies largely failed. Carter, however, could argue that unemployment fell during his first years in office. (For extra credit, students could prepare similar graphs for more recent years using later editions of the Statistical Abstract.)

2. You might want to have students create posters urging fellow students to adopt some of the personal conservation measures that students suggest. You also might want to have students write their representatives in Congress to urge adoption of some of the political conservation measures.

Civics
1. Students should understand that while circumstances exist in which virtually any personal quality might cause problems for a president, that does not mean that these qualities -- such as honesty -- are not on the whole desirable in a president.

2. Possible options include a military operation to try to free the hostages, larger-scale military operations against Iran (such as mining Iranian harbors), turning the Shah over to the Iranian government, negotiating the hostages' release with the Iranian government, and demanding the hostages' release but refusing to negotiate or take other actions to bring that about.

History
1. Students' presentations should reflect an understanding of the major events of the time period -- as well as public perceptions of the president then (or recently) in office. Carter, for example, benefited from the contrast between his leadership style and that of President Nixon, just as President Reagan would later benefit from the contrast between his leadership style and that of Carter. As an additional activity, you might ask students to write a paragraph that summarizes their view, from the vantage point of today, of the successes and failures of the Carter presidency.

2. Students should recognize both that failure to reach final agreement on issues such as Palestinian self-rule continues to contribute to unrest in the region and that the agreement Israel and Egypt made at Camp David may well have been the most that could have been accomplished at that time.

Geography
1. Students should note that early presidents came from eastern states such as Virginia and Massachusetts but that as the country expanded westward, more presidents came from states farther west. The recent trend of presidents coming from western and southern states reflects in part the growing population of those regions. (Students also should recognize that presidents tend to come from states with large populations, since these have more political power than less-populous states.)

2. The links to the Carter years are as follows: Afghanistan's invasion by the Soviet Union caused a serious breach in U.S.-Soviet relations; Carter worked with the leaders of both Egypt and Israel to forge a peace agreement at Camp David; Iranian militants seized and held American embassy staff; Carter signed an agreement returning the Panama Canal to Panama; Carter signed an arms limitation treaty with the Soviet Union. An alternative activity involving these countries would be to divide the class into groups, one for each country, and have groups find out how "their" country has changed since the Carter years and how those changes have affected relations with the United States.

3. The Carter Center has been particularly active in developing countries in Africa and Latin America. You might use this activity as a springboard for a class discussion on the role that non-governmental organizations like the Carter Center can play in initiatives such as improving health and resolving international disputes, as well as a discussion the question of why these matters cannot always be addressed adequately by governments alone.