America in the Bush Years Answers

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Following the 2000 election, the Gore campaign

asked the Florida Supreme Court to order a hand recount of the ballots.

appealed the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to the US Supreme Court.

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.

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What was the main reason a hand recount was ordered in Florida?

Machine-counted ballots showed a clear winner.

Al Gore demanded a national recount.

Many ballots could not be read correctly by machines.

The U.S. Supreme Court required a manual count.

Critics of President Bush’s education initiative that required annual testing of students felt that

it raised standards to levels that were difficult to meet.

some students would benefit more than others.

students’ performances in the sciences would decline over time.

teachers would focus too much on tests and neglect other subjects.

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