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Election 2000: The Election That Made America Question Its Election Process. Brandy Smith. Supreme Court Interference In The Presidential Election of 2000 Current Problems With The Electoral College & Suggested Reforms Voter-Turnout & The Influence On The 2000 Election. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Election 2000: The Election Election 2000: The Election That Made America That Made America Question Its Election Question Its Election
ProcessProcess
Brandy SmithBrandy Smith
Supreme Court Interference In The Supreme Court Interference In The Presidential Election of 2000 Presidential Election of 2000
Current Problems With The Electoral Current Problems With The Electoral College & Suggested ReformsCollege & Suggested Reforms
Voter-Turnout & The Influence On Voter-Turnout & The Influence On The 2000 ElectionThe 2000 Election
Magnitude of Election 2000Magnitude of Election 2000
Partisan Control Partisan Control Post-Census RedistrictingPost-Census Redistricting Appointment of Supreme Appointment of Supreme
Court JusticesCourt Justices
Crucial Events of Election 2000Crucial Events of Election 2000
Election Day November 7, 2000 Election Day November 7, 2000 ““Too Close to Call”Too Close to Call”
Florida Recount November 8, 2000Florida Recount November 8, 2000 Florida Hand Recount in four counties Florida Hand Recount in four counties
on November 9, 2000on November 9, 2000 Florida Supreme Court Gives Five Day Florida Supreme Court Gives Five Day
Window To Complete Hand RecountWindow To Complete Hand Recount Bush Makes appeal to the U.S. Bush Makes appeal to the U.S.
Supreme Court on November 22, 2000Supreme Court on November 22, 2000
Bush v. GoreBush v. Gore
5-4 Ruling to Stop 5-4 Ruling to Stop the Recountthe Recount
Unprecedented Unprecedented Ruling Ruling
Justices Scalia, Justices Scalia, O’Connor, O’Connor, Kennedy, Kennedy, Rehnquist, & Rehnquist, & Thomas in Majority Thomas in Majority OpinionOpinion
Electoral CollegeElectoral College
No Direct Popular VoteNo Direct Popular Vote Electors Under Article Electors Under Article
II of the CnstitutionII of the Cnstitution Framers Concerns, Framers Concerns,
Disagreements, and Disagreements, and BalanceBalance
““Wrong Winner”Wrong Winner” Proportional Proportional
RepresentationRepresentation
Influence of Voter TurnoutInfluence of Voter Turnout
50 Percent 50 Percent Turnout in 2000 Turnout in 2000 ElectionElection
Advantages & Advantages & DisadvantagesDisadvantages
Geographic Geographic SupportSupport
Effects of Third Effects of Third PartiesParties
States Gore Failed to CarryStates Gore Failed to Carry
Arizona Arizona ArkansasArkansasFloridaFlorida
KentuckyKentuckyLouisianaLouisianaMissouriMissouriNevadaNevada
New HampshireNew HampshireOhioOhio
TennesseeTennesseeWest VirginiaWest Virginia
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