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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