2000 Election Reading

Pre-reading questions:

1. Was there a possibility the recount would finish?
2. So what if the recount finished even if Gore won those counties it would take to long to do all the counties.
3. Did Bush and Gore act correctly?
4. Who really won?
5. What would our world be like if Gore had been president?

Facts

1. Florida has 25 electoral votes
2. Rehnquist court decided the case
3. Court relied on Article 11, Clause 2 of the Constitution to decide case 
4. Many said the courts decision was a disgrace 
5. By stopping vote count in Florida, the U.S. supreme court used its power to act as political partisans 

Questions

1. Why not just have a total recount?
2. Why does America not have a nationalized voting system?
3. Are fake votes casted?
4. Does the U.S. government really care about voting system or just when things go wrong?
5. How can this be prevented from happening again?