5 Pre Reading questions:
1. How dangerous were the riots actually versus how dangerous they were televised to be where the ballots were being counted?
2. How many total different types of ballots were in the state of Florida?
3. At what exact moment did the supreme court decide to step in.
4. What is the approximate total number of votes that were discounted?
5. Has the candidate with the majority votes, ever lost the election or was this the first time?
5 Facts/Details
1. There have been at least 3 other elections where the winning candidate received less popular votes.
2. The US supreme court used Article III section 1, clause 2 of the constitution and Section 5 of Title 3 of the United States code to prove that the Florida supreme court violated the requirements by changing the final date for certification and the responsibilities of various state agencies.
3. Florida used several types of ballots including butterfly ballots that were very confusing to voters.
4. In the case of Romer Vs. Evans special voting rights were created for homosexuals.
5.20,000 voters were legally disqualified
5 Post Reading Questions
1. Do you believe the democratic party should have dropped out sooner to avoid chaos.
2. Did Al Gore run or plan to run for president again?
3. How does a flexible deadline work?
4.Did anyone expect an election could really get that close?
5. Do you believe the courts should have handled this differently?
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