Question

Which is the BEST description of the Supreme Court's ruling in Bush v. Gore? A) The Court declared George Bush the winner of the 2000 election because he received more popular votes than Al Gore. B) The Court held that Al Gore should have been elected President because he received more popular votes than George Bush. C) The Court ruled that a manual recount of all votes from the District of Columbia would have to take place before the election could be certified. D) The Court ruled that election recounts in Florida were being conducted in a manner that violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and therefore had to stop.

Answer 1

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The best description of the Supreme Court's ruling in Bush v. Gore is...

D. The Court ruled that election recounts in Florida were being conducted in a manner that violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and therefore had to stop.

In the case of Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court ruled that the vote recount in Florida was unconstitutional because it violated voters equal protection under the law. The justices also found the Florida Supreme Court's ruling to be unconstitutional, deeming that the court was making up new election laws; a power that belongs to the legislature. The reason the recount was considered a violation of the equal protection of the laws was because it was determined that "arbitrary and disparate" treatment of voters ballots after the fact devalued the votes.

Answer 2

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D) The Court ruled that election recounts in Florida were being conducted in a manner that violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and therefore had to stop.

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