Pre-Reading Questions:
1. Has a recount on a presidential election ever happened before?
2. How long could an election stay undecided?
3. Are the votes usually as close as they were in Florida?
4. Why wasn't there a statewide standard for each county?
5. What made the supreme court agree to hear this case?
Facts/Details
1. Republicans stated the deadline for reporting the vote was Tuesday, November 14th.
2. The supreme court decision was decided with a 5-4 vote.
3. Florida had 25 electoral votes.'
4. The "butterfly ballot" was used in Palm Beach County.
5. Al Gore won the popular vote.
Post-Reading Questions:
1. Did the Florida court violate Article 2, Section1, Clause 2, of the Constitution?
2. How long would a total recount have taken?
3. How they decide which counties would be recounted?
4.Who was right, the Florida court or the us supreme court?
5. Have any measures been taken to make sure this doesn't happen again?
There is a second post on this topic. See the assign. sheet.
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