The correct answer is: <em>Florida's electoral votes decided the close election.</em>
In the presidential elections of the United States of the year 2000 they contended the candidate for the Democratic Party Al Gore and the candidate for the Republican Party George W. Bush.
Al Gore added more popular votes (50,999,897) than George W. Bush (50,456,002) but this did not mean winning the presidency because George W. Bush nevertheless obtained a greater number of electoral votes (271) against (266) .
There was a great controversy regarding the results of the State of Florida, whose contribution of electoral votes was decisive (it contributed 25 Voters) and whose election was very close. George W. Bush won the 25 Electors by Florida having obtained 2,912,790 against 2,912,253 of his opponent. This was key to finally obtaining the presidency of the United States.
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They questioned the role of the government and beliefs held within the states.
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court struck down all death penalty schemes in the United States in a 5–4 decision, with each member of the majority writing a separate opinion.
