Question

george w. bush ran against each other. though gore won the popular vote, the presidency would be determined by who won floridas electoral votes. it took the u.s. supreme courts ruling in bush v. gore to decide which candidate received floridas votes and, with them, the presidency.

check your understanding- question 2 of 2

the u.s. supreme court ruled the florida recount order violated which amendment?

a. first amendment
b. nineteenth amendment
c. fourteenth amendment
d. sixth amendment

Explanation:

Identify the constitutional issue in Bush v. Gore

The U.S. Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore (2000) centered on the manual recount of ballots in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. The Court had to determine whether the lack of a uniform, statewide standard for recounting ballots violated constitutional protections.

Analyze the applicable amendment

The Court ruled 7–2 that the Florida Supreme Court's scheme for recounting ballots was unconstitutional because different standards were being applied from county to county, and even within the same county. This unequal treatment of ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Answer:

• (A) First Amendment
• (B) Nineteenth Amendment
• (C) Fourteenth Amendment (Correct answer)
• (D) Sixth Amendment