Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Bush v. Gore
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Bush v. Gore | BRI’s Homework Help Series
Video
Video
7 Min
Why was the presidential election of 2000 so controversial, and what constitutional questions were raised during the vote count? This Homework Help video explores these questions to help students understand the fundamental issues at hand in the case of Bush v. Gore.
7 Min
Reading Bush v. Gore Decision Excerpts | A Primary Source Close Read
Video
Video
39 Min
What is the role of the Supreme Court in political disputes? In the close presidential election of 2000, the Supreme Court was asked to hand down an election-defining ruling which brought this question to the fore. Why did the Supreme Court take this case? What did it rule? And how did it reach this decision? In this Primary Close Read video, Kirk Higgins and Dr. Josh Dunn explore the story of this important Supreme Court case.
39 Min
George W. Bush and the Supreme Court Case of Bush v. Gore (2000)
Lesson - 4 Activities
Lesson
4 Activities
95 Min
The controversy of the election of 2000, unlike the elections of 1800 and 1824, was not at the national level but in a single state. After the United States Supreme Court halted a statewide manual recount ordered by the Florida Supreme Court, Florida’s electoral votes—and the Presidency—went to George W. Bush. In this lesson, students will explore the statutes, arguments, and court decisions that led to the Supreme Court’s ruling. Finally, they will evaluate the Court’s decision.
95 Min
