Bush V. Gore

Controversial Presidential Election Case

• Author(s): Diana K. Sergis,
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers
• Pages: 128
• ISBN_10: 0766020959
  ISBN_13: 9780766020955
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.) , Juvenile Nonfiction / Law & Crime , Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Politics & Government , Political Science / American Government / Judicial Branch ,

Description:... Some extraordinary things happened during the presidential election of 2000: the winner was not known until December 12, thirty-five days after the November 7 election; and, more importantly, the voters did not make the final decision in this election. Neither did Congress. Quite surprisingly, the United States Supreme Court did. Its ruling, in effect, decided who would be the new forty-third President of the United States. The highest court in the land had never before made such a decision in the history of the nation. What went wrong? What went right? Author Diana K. Sergis presents both sides of the issue, explains how elections work, and lets the reader come to his or her own conclusion about the decision made by the Supreme Court.