PC I Electing the President-Bush v Gore 2000-Student Program

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Educating Young People about the Constitution

www.BillofRightsInstitute.org

Presidents and the ConstitutionElecting The President

Bush v. Gore (2000)


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Presidents and the Constitution Resources

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At the Jacob Riis Polling Station in the East Village,one voter admitted voting for Obama because he wascute ( 1).

In a letter to the Berkshire Eagle, published Sunday:"Some people who voted for George W. Bush did so

solely because he seems like the kind of guy youcould sit down and have a beer with. (2).

These two quotes are actual reasons why people casttheir vote for President. Do many people vote for

these reasons? Should we continue to have theElectoral College?

Directions: Read Dr. Marc Landys Essay on pages120-122. Underline or highlight the facts you thinkare important.

(1)http://journalism.nyu.edu/publishing/archives/pavement/archive/polling-place-draw-voters-old-and-young-passive-and-pumped/print/index.html

(2)http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2008/09/want-a-presiden/
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Constitutional Connection Activity

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Electing The President


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Critical Engagement Question

Did the United States correctly decide Bush v. Gore (2000)

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WholeSupremeCourt as of2010

Bush v. Gore 2000


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Objectives Understand the major events of

the 2000 presidential election onFlorida.

Analyze arguments fromdifferent sides of the case.

Analyze applications of the 14 th Amendment.

Evaluate the Supreme Courtsruling in Bush v. Gore (2000)

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Bush v. Gore 2000


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Background/Homework

Interview a parent, older sibling, or friend who is old enough to recallevents of the 2000 Election. Use Handout B: Interview Questions to guide your conversation.

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Bush v. Gore 2000


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Background/Homework continued

Handout A: George W. Bush and theSupreme Court Case of Bush v. Gore 1. What state was at the center of the

presidential election controversy in 2000?2. What was the significance of the

November 26 deadline set by the FloridaSupreme Court??

3. What did the Florida Supreme Courtorder in response to Gores challenge of

the Florida election results?4. What was Bushs argument before the

Supreme Court? What was Goresargument?

5. How did the Supreme Court rule in Bushv. Gore ? 7

Bush v. Gore 2000


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Warm-Up

Share what you learned from your background/homeworkinterviews

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(left)Palm BeachCounty, FL

the locationwhere the maindisputed voteswere cast.(right) FloridaSupreme Court,

which firstheard relatedcourt cases toBush v. Gore .

Bush v. Gore 2000


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Activity Skim Handout C: Document

Based Question Choose 2 or 3 documents to study

in detail and answer thescaffolding questions on separatesheets of paper.

Share and compare your answersto the scaffolding questions.

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Bush v. Gore 2000


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Wrap Up

Review Handout D: Organizing Documents . Decide whether each document would most likely be used inan argument by the attorney for Governor Bush, the attorneyfor Vice President Gore, or by both.

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Document H-election workersdecidinghangingchads and theintention ofvoters in the2000 election.Used

permission ofReuters/CORBIS

Bush v. Gore 2000


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Wrap Up continued Share and compare your responses on Handout D Now, discuss the key question: Did the United States Supreme

Court correctly decide Bush v. Gore (2000)? Create an outline youll use to write an essay on the question.

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Bush v. Gore 2000


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Activity IIUse your outline and write an essaythat proves your position on the keyquestion shown on Handout C .

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Extension After finishing the essay, add

paragraphs that address theconstitutional issues below, raised bythe case of Bush v. Gore (2000):

1)Article II of the Constitution:power to appoint electors is given tothe state legislatures. Did the Florida

Supreme Court decision violateArticle II?

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Bush v. Gore 2000

Stus Views -Bush v. Gore. Used bypermission.


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Extension continued

2)Separation of Powers: Did the Florida Supreme Court interpretFlorida law, or did it actually make new law by forcing Harris toaccept late returns, and later ordering a state-wide recount?

3)Federalism: When, if ever, should the US Supreme Court byinvolved in state Supreme Court decisions about state law?.

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Bush v. Gore 2000

Florida SupremeCourt BuildingTallahassee, FL

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