The Razor-Thin Election of 2000 Between George W

question 16

Multiple Choice

The razor-thin election of 2000 between George W. Bush and Al Gore was finally resolved when

• A) the U.S. Supreme Court ended further vote recounts in Florida, giving Bush the electoral vote victory.
• B) Al Gore conceded that Bush had won a majority in Florida and should therefore be declared the winner.
• C) the Florida State Supreme Court determined that Bush had won the state by a few hundred votes.
• D) Congress settled the issue by accepting Bush's Florida electors rather than Gore's.
• E) Bush agreed to appoint Democrats to the cabinet and govern as a "compassionate conservative" if Gore would drop his electoral challenge.

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