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in the historic presidential election of 2000, democrat al gore and republican 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.

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place the events of the 2000 presidential election in chronological order.

• the u.s. supreme court rules for bush in bush v. gore.
• florida certifies bush the winner.
• gore wins a recount in the florida supreme court.
• florida ballots are recounted with a machine.
• bush appeals to the u.s. supreme court.
• al gore is declared winner of the popular vote.

Explanation:

Analyze the timeline of the 2000 election events

1. Al Gore is declared winner of the popular vote: On election night and the days immediately following (November 7, 2000), Gore's lead in the national popular vote became clear.
2. Florida ballots are recounted with a machine: Due to the extremely close margin in Florida, an automatic machine recount was triggered immediately after the election (completed by November 9, 2000).
3. Florida certifies Bush the winner: Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush as the winner of Florida's electoral votes on November 26, 2000.
4. Gore wins a recount in the Florida Supreme Court: On December 8, 2000, the Florida Supreme Court ordered a statewide manual recount of all undervotes, representing a legal victory for Gore.
5. Bush appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court: Bush immediately filed an emergency petition to stay the Florida Supreme Court's order, appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
6. *The U.S. Supreme Court rules for Bush in Bush v. Gore***: On December 12, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling, halting the manual recounts and effectively securing the presidency for Bush.

Answer:

1. Al Gore is declared winner of the popular vote.
2. Florida ballots are recounted with a machine.
3. Florida certifies Bush the winner.
4. Gore wins a recount in the Florida Supreme Court.
5. Bush appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
6. The U.S. Supreme Court rules for Bush in Bush v. Gore.