Question

The Supreme Court's Bush v. Gore ruling was important because it:

A. placed new limits on the kinds of primaries parties could hold.

B. got rid of the Electoral College for presidential elections.

C. gave federal courts more power over state election processes.

D. greatly reduced the amount of money spent on elections.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) gave federal courts more power over state election processes.

The Supreme Court's Bush v. Gore's ruling was important because it gave federal courts more power over state election processes.

After the results of the Electoral College gave the victory of the election to Republican candidate George W. Bush, the Democratic country demanded to have a recount on the votes and the Supre Court of the state of Florida authorized a recount of votes. However, the US Supreme Court decision in the case Bush v. Gore ordered to end the recount of the votes in Florida. So the victory of George W. Bush in Florida gave him the victory in the presidential election of 2000.