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The 2000 presidential election resulted in a very close popular vote between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Bush received 50.5 million votes (47.9%) compared to 51 million votes (48.4%) for Gore. The national popular vote was virtually tied, but the electoral college vote resulted in Bush winning 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266. This triggered an automatic recount in Florida, where Bush's lead was less than 1,000 votes. The recount process and subsequent legal battles lasted over a month, ultimately reaching the Supreme Court, which stopped the recount. This resulted in Bush being declared the winner in Florida and thus the national election.

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Eelctioral College Activity

The 2000 presidential election resulted in a very close popular vote between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Bush received 50.5 million votes (47.9%) compared to 51 million votes (48.4%) for Gore. The national popular vote was virtually tied, but the electoral college vote resulted in Bush winning 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266. This triggered an automatic recount in Florida, where Bush's lead was less than 1,000 votes. The recount process and subsequent legal battles lasted over a month, ultimately reaching the Supreme Court, which stopped the recount. This resulted in Bush being declared the winner in Florida and thus the national election.

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ELECTORAL COLLEGE: 2000 SUMMARY

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
MR. SCHEEL

2000 POPULAR VOTE

Bush Gore Nader


Total 50,456,00247.87% 50,999,89748.38% 2,882,9552.74% 271 266

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The United States Electoral College is the official name of the group of Presidential
Electors who are chosen every four years to elect the President and Vice President of the
United States. It was established by Article Two, Section One of the United States
Constitution, which provides for a quadrennial election of Presidential Electors in each
state. The electoral process was modified in 1804 with the ratification of the 12th
Amendment and again in 1961 with the ratification of the 23rd Amendment.
The Electoral College is administered at the national level by the National Archives and
Records Administration via its Office of the Federal Register. The actual meetings of
electors in each state are administered by state officials.

The present allotment of electors by state is shown in the article List of U.S. states by
population. The size of the electoral college has been set at 538 since the election of
1964. Each state is allocated as many electors as it has Representatives and Senators in
the United States Congress. Since the most populous states have the most seats in
congress, they also have the most electors. The states with the most are California (55),
followed by Texas (34) and New York (31). The smallest states by population, Alaska,
Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming, have three
electors each. Because the number of representatives for each state is determined
decennially by the United States Census, the electoral votes for each state are also
determined by the Census every ten years. The number of electors is equal to the total
membership of both houses of Congress (100 Senators and 435 Representatives) plus the
3 electors allocated to the District of Columbia, totalling 538 electors. A candidate must
receive a majority of votes from the electoral college (currently 270) to win the
Presidency, If no one receives a majority, the election is determined by Congress (the
House for presidential candidates, the Senate for vice presidential candidates).

Under the 23rd Amendment, the District of Columbia is allocated as many Electors as it
would have if it were a state, except that it cannot have more Electors than the least
populous state. The least populous state (currently Wyoming) has 3 Electors, so the
District cannot have more than 3 Electors.

DEVELOP A SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON November 7th,


2000.

What happened?
What is the breakdown of the election? State by state. Electorate by electorate.
What events have taken place since November 7th, 2000?

What has George W. Bush done?


What has Al Gore done?

Should we have the electoral college? Why or why not

Write a brief essay detail these questions.

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