Author Question: In the 2000 presidential election, a. experts agreed that the type of ballot used was of no ... (Read 28 times)

tsand2 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

In the presidential election of 2000,

a. Al Gore's refusal to allow a recount of the votes in Florida gave that state's electoral votes and thepresidency to George W. Bush.
b. no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes, and thus the election was decided by the House ofRepresentatives, which gave the presidency to George W. Bush.
c. the Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-to-4 vote, ended the vote recount in Florida, thus giving Florida's electoralvotes and the presidency to George W. Bush.
d. a fifteen-member Electoral Commission gave Florida's electoral votes and the presidency to George W.Bush.

Question 2

In the 2000 presidential election,

a. experts agreed that the type of ballot used was of no significance.
b. the Supreme Court played no role.
c. Al Gore won the popular vote but did not win the presidency.
d. the third-party candidacy of Ralph Nader had no impact on the election's outcome.