Question

Following the 2000 presidential election, the Bush campaign asked the Florida Supreme Court to order a hand recount of the ballots. appealed the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a hand recount. rejected the decision of the US Supreme Court on the hand recount. decided a hand recount could not be done in time for the Electoral College vote.

Answer 1

B. appealed the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a hand recount.

Step-by-step explanation:

Following the problem of a recount in the Presidential election held in the year 2000, were Bush had initially won by a small margin in the electoral college, the Supreme court ordered a recount of votes. The Bush campaign team asked the court to stay its judgement. This is a form of appeal to the court.

The final decision of the court was that Bush was declared the winner of the 2000 election.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) appealed the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a hand recount.

Following the 2000 presidential election, the Bush campaign appealed to the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a hand recount.

One of the most controversial US presidential elections in modern times was the George W. Bush vs. Al Gore election of 2000. The election was to be decided in the state of Florida, where the candidate's Bush brother was the governor of the state. The results of the election were so close in the state of Florida, that Al Gore's campaign asked for a hand recount of the ballots. That is when the Bush campaign appealed to the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a hand recount. The court decision was to suspend the hand count of the ballots.