Summarize this
In November 1980, Republican Ronald Reagan overwhelmingly defeated Jimmy
Carter, who received less than 42% of the popular vote, for president.
Republicans took control of the Senate (53 to 46), the first time they had
dominated either chamber since 1954. Although the House remained under
Democratic control (243 to 192), their margin was actually much slimmer, because many
southern "boll weevil" Democrats voted with the Republicans.
One month prior to the election, President Carter had signed the Mental Health Systems
Act, which had proposed to continue the federal community mental health centers
program, although with some additional state involvement. Consistent with the report of
the Carter Commission, the act also included a provision for federal grants "for projects
for the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of positive mental health," an
indication of how little learning had taken place among the Carter Commission members
and professionals at NIMH. With President Reagan and the Republicans taking over, the
Mental Health Systems Act was discarded before the ink had dried and the CMHC funds
were simply block granted