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Statistical Analysis of Irregularities in the 2000 Election, 2001.
The following paper is a statistical analysis of the results of the 2000 presidential election, through regression analysis and hypothesis testing to call into question the validity of the results.
3,208 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 92.95
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The following paper draws into question the results of the vote in Florida in the 2000 presidential election. The data set is drawn from the Florida Department of State. The purpose of this paper is not to address a value judgement, rather it is an attempt to investigate whether the differentials in the recount are statistically significant, indicating the presence of some sort of irregularity.
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"19th century elections were characterized by accusations of dirty politics and election fraud. Increasingly in the 20th century, counting procedures became more accurate, communication improved and, seemingly, election results should be reported expeditiously and without question of accuracy. However, several weeks after our nation?s most critical election, a gamut of irregularities, particularly in Florida, whose electoral votes will determine the outcome of the election, has delayed the recognition of a winner. With George W. Bush?s lead vacillating well under one thousand votes, an adjustment of a decidedly small proportion of the votes could change the outcome of the election. This paper discusses two of the irregularities that render Bush?s seeming victory in the state uncertain."
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2000 Presidential Election, 2004.
Looks at the legal consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the Presidential elections in 2000.
1,389 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains how the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the 2000 Presidential elections blurred the lines between the three branches of government and made expediency of more importance than rule of law. The paper also points out that, at the time the decision was made, the majority of the justices of the Supreme Court had been appointed by Republican presidents, either Reagan or Bush Sr. The paper also talks about the importance of precedence in Supreme Court rulings and how the decision made by the Supreme Court on the 2000 elections will have a ?trickle down? effect not only on subsequent sitting Supreme Court decisions, but on the character of decisions made generally in the courts of the United States.
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"The dissenting opinions make it clear that the dissenters were acting on the principles set out in the Constitution, and according to the proper Constitutional structure and field of action of each branch of government. Justice Souter, agreeing with Justices Stevens, Ginsburg and Breyer, noted that the three issues before them were ?straightforward.? Among those issues were whether the Florida Supreme Court?s interpretation of the election results violated a state law; whether the Florida Supreme Court had exceeded its powers in allowing a recount, and that those powers should have resided in the state?s legislature, and; whether the variety of standards for interpreting the hard-to-read ballots constituted violation of equal protection or due process. Souter dismissed that third claim out of hand."
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2000 Election, 2002.
A discussion of the 2000 U.S. presidential elections and a comparison to the elections of 1876.
993 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper provides a brief insight to the main events of the 2000 U.S. presidential elections. It analyzes how George W. Bush won the original vote in Florida and then won a recount of the same vote and how the Gore team opposed Bush?s win, trying to hold on as long as they could. They claimed that the "butterfly" ballot used in several counties, including the Democratic Palm Beach County, was unconstitutional. It compares these events to the elections of 1876 between Samuel J. Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican governor like Bush and how like the 2000 election, the outcome of the 1876 election depended largely upon contested votes, recounts and even legal posturing in Florida .
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"The legal ballot used in Palm Beach County was actually designed by an elected Democrat official. Prior to the election, it was reviewed and approved by both Democrats and Republicans, publicized, and mailed to all registered voters in a sample ballot. New ballots were also provided for voters who complained of making mistakes. At the request of the Gore?s team, hand-counts of individual ballots were conducted in many Democratic counties, including Palm Beach. However, during the first hand-count in Palm Beach, the standard was changed for judging whether or not a ballot was valid."
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Effects of Religion on the 2000 Presidential Election, 2001.
A discussion of how religion had a significant role in the presidential campaigns of the year 2000 in the U.S.
2,510 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 11 sources, $ 76.95
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This paper demonstrates that religion and personal worldview played an increasingly public and important role among candidates and voters during the 2000 Presidential election process in the U.S. The author examines the influence religion had on various political parties such as Democrats, Republicans, and other parties.
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"If the only stance one can take in public life is to remain mute about one?s most deeply held beliefs, then the election process is diminished. The American public requires a basis for knowing and evaluating the core values that shape our leaders? actions and policies. Without the increased role of religion in the presidential election process, voters would be forced to speculate as to what the underlying political philosophy of a potential president might be. If values rooted in religious tradition (or any other philosophical worldview, for that matter) are an important element of a candidate?s decision-making process, the public ought to know this. Religious discussion only helps in the selection of good leaders who desire to lead the country down a moral road."
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How Al Gore Lost the 2000 Election, 2003.
Identifies the main reasons.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, $ 103.95
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Discusses Gore's disassociation from Clinton, not campaigning on his administration's record, Gore's inability to utilize the centrist style of politics, the Populist message, people not relating to him, and his exaggeration of his accomplishments.
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"Al Gore Jr. was the sitting vice-president, having overseen the largest period of economic expansion in the history of the country and working for one of the most popular, albeit controversial, presidents ever. Given the political maxim that voters vote ..."
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2000 Presidential Election, 2002.
Centers on Bush v. Gore and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision (5-4) to end a recount in Florida, resulting in Florida's electoral votes giving George W. Bush the Presidency.
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Centers on Bush v. Gore and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision (5-4) to end a recount in Florida, resulting in Florida's electoral votes giving George W. Bush the Presidency. Closeness of vote. Litigation. Criticism of Supreme Court's decision as partisan & politically motivated. Analysis of a critique of the case from January 2001 edition of California Bar Journal that finds the Court's decision indefensible from a legal standpoint.
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"Pundits predicting a close vote in the 2000 Presidential race could not have imagined just how close it would be. So close that the outcome would not be determined for more than four weeks after the November 7 election, and then only after the United States Supreme Court interceded to end a recount in Florida. That decision has been widely criticized as purely partisan and politically motivated. If accurate, the Court's decision contravenes the spirit (if not the letter) of the Court's Constitutional mandate. One of the most thoughtful critics of that decision has been law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. This paper will analyze Chemerinsky's critique of the case, which appeared in the California Bar Journal's January 2001 edition.
This litigation began almost as soon as the election ended."
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The 2000 Elections, 2003.
A statistical analysis explaining the outcomes of the 2000 presidential elections in the U.S.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper uses statistical analysis to explain some of the outcomes of America's 2000 presidential election. The paper examines the virtual tie between Bush and Gore, adn relates to the ideological divisions in the American electorate.
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Medical Issues in 2000 Elections, 2002.
Examines how both political sides campaigned for the expansion of Medicare to include coverage of prescription drugs in the 2000 American elections.
2,640 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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Although there are many important issues, both domestic and foreign affecting America, one of the major issues that the candidates chose to focus on in the Presidential elections of 2000 was the issue of prescription drug costs. The paper shows that this seemed to be a symbolic issue representing the different philosophies of the two major parties. The image that was presented was of the old woman who is unable to afford to buy necessary medications, or must choose between life-saving medication and food. The paper shows that it became a bellwether issue of the election, with the Democrats identifying themselves as the party of compassion and the Republicans trying to identify themselves as also a party of compassion, but of compassionate conservatism. In other words, both parties were saying that there is a problem, that they care about the struggles that people are undergoing and that they have ideas about how to ameliorate the problem. The paper covers the differences between the ideas of the Democrats and the Republicans.
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"For Gore, the proposal is a straightforward addition to Medicare of prescription drug coverage for those 65 and older. It would cover all costs for seniors earning up to 135 percent of the poverty level and subsidies for people with incomes between 135 percent ad 150 percent of the poverty level. In addition, everyone else would receive 50 percent of drug purchases adding up to at least $2,000 in 2002 and adding up to at least $5,000 in 2008. Recipients would, however, pay something for this benefit. They would pay monthly premiums starting at $25 and eventually increasing to $50 per month."
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The Legal Lessons of the 2000 Elections, 2003.
This paper examines the legal lessons and considers the results of the Supreme Court case of Bush vs. Gore.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper argues that the court should in fact have accepted the case for review and then considers how the court may be seen to have acquitted itself in the decision that it made. The argument here is thus not about who should have won the election, not about who was the better man for the job or even about whether the Electoral College should be scrapped . Rather, this paper looks at the more limited topic of the role of the American judiciary and how that role may have been changed by the court?s decision in this case.
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?There are a number of sets of related issues that most be considered in assessing how the court performed. One of these, which we shall get to momentarily, is that of the legal soundness of the decision itself. This is actually in some ways not as important as it might seem that it should be because while it is certainly arguable that this was a bad decision (even if one likes the result one might still argue this). Courts, after all, make bad decisions all the time. This is why the practice of law is an iterative one: Good future decisions can compensate for bad past ones.?
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Election 2000 Conspiracy, 2003.
This paper explores major dilemmas encountered during the 2000 presidential election.
2,044 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper offers a look at what actually took place during election 2000. Essential topics covered include the precise meaning of democracy and it's participation in the 2000 elections and major dilemmas that took place on election night. These irregularities include voting patterns, inaccurate information provided by the media and outdated voting machines.
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"Election 2000 stirred up great contention on how democracy comes into play in our country. The question that always comes into play, is how do the people of this great nation benefit from democracy? Do those whom we elect to represent us, on behalf of our beliefs and perspectives, control us or do we have control? When searching and defining the precise meaning of democracy in the Webster Collegiate Dictionary, it reads democracy is a government in which the supreme power is held by the people. Although the Webster Collegiate Dictionary offers a general meaning of democracy, which the average American citizen can refer to, many other references dissent. The article ?Why Democracy is Wrong? states ?definitions of democracy follow a standard pattern, a sign of a stable and established ideology?(?Why democracy is Wrong? 13). Established ideology meaning various countries around the world actually observe the process in which we elect our leaders. This great government, controlled by democracy, is what the Unites States abided by during the 2000 election. A process that takes place to demonstrate how democracy reigns over all sovereignties. So they say! The outcome of the 2000 presidential election was truly inequitable and unjust. The results left many Americans feeling cantankerous and crotchety. Furthermore, the media failed to present the people with accurate poll numbers, and precise data. In addition, many minorities, mainly African American and Latinos, were disenfranchised, and their votes disregarded. Voting machines were extremely poor and obsolete. According to the article ?Lessons of the 2000 Election? Many voters were startled to learn that the technology for casting and recording votes in a number of areas of the country is twice as old as some voters thought. Antiquated technology can lead to possible voter confusion and subjective judgments by canvassing officials, who are called upon to divine the intent of the voters in the case of disputed ballots (?Lessons of the 2000 election?). So can one say that democracy was truly representing the people? How could so many errors occur at a time when the next President of the United States would soon be elected? Was democracy really present, and was supreme power held by the people? The questions asked are rather complex at the moment because many things were done surreptitiously during the 2000 election. According to the facts that were presented during and after the 2000 Presidential Election, the results did not seem equitable, leaving the election to be one big conspiracy."
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Media Problems with Election Night 2000, 2001.
Discusses the different ways that the media blundered their early call of Al Gore as the winner of the 2000 Presidential Election.
3,363 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 14 sources, $ 95.95
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This paper explains what went wrong on Election Night, in particular the problems with VNS and with Ellis? involvement in Fox?s (2:15 a.m.) call. The author also covers how U.S. newspapers called the election in their November 8th editions. Chip Minemyer, associate editor of the Centre Daily Times will then give his input on the problems of election night. Finally, the author provides conclusions based on the facts he has gathered on this case.
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" Almost everyone in the United States and throughout the world remembers how close and controversial George W. Bush?s victory against Al Gore was in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Many people know that the five major U.S. television networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox) twice wrongly declared the winner of the pivotal state of Florida, the Associated Press first declared Gore the winner, and that many U.S. newspapers said Bush was the winner in one of their November 8th editions. The networks crowned each respective candidate as the victor - first between 7:49 and 8 p.m. ET for Gore and then just after 2:16 a.m. for Bush ? only to see their declarations of victory change, in Gore?s case to undecided call and then to a Bush victory, and in Bush?s case to see victory projections change to an undecided status. What many people do not know about the miscalls are the crucial roles the Voter News Service (VNS), a consortium funded by the five major news networks and the Associated Press, and John Ellis, George W. Bush?s first cousin and a member of the Fox News? team of people responsible for calling the winner, had in the erroneous projections on election night. (Mnookin 94 & 95 and Associated Press, ?Fox Exec??)
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Presidential Election 2000, 2002.
Discusses the history of presidential campaigning in the United States, focusing on the 2000 elections.
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Historically, presidential campaigns have provided a forum for discussing change and expressing uniquely American ideals and ideas. In the past, heated campaigns have generated great excitement. Although the 2000 presidential race has been described as close with an unpredictable outcome, for lack of clear-cut ideals the campaign has stirred little passion among voters. This paper traces the history of presidential campaigning and examines what makes this one unique.
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The Elections of 1992 and 2000, 2002.
A compaison of the elections of 1992 and 2000 with an emphasis on the issues and the candidates.
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This paper compares and contrasts the presidential elections of 1992 and 2000, focuses upon the issues and candidates, and explores whether the differences between Republicans and Democrats are becoming nearly indistinguishable.
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The Presidential Elections of 1876 and 2000, 2001.
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This paper presents the similarities between aspects of the presidential election in 1876 between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, and Democrat Samuel Tilden, and in 2000, between Republican George Bush and Democrat Al Gore.
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The 2000 U.S. Presidential Election, 2006.
An analysis of Vice President Gore's concession speech and President George W. Bush's victory speech.
5,250 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 130.95
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This paper uses the Kenneth Burke Pentad approach to analyze the speeches of Vice President Al Gore when he conceded the 2000 presidential election and President George W. Bush when he declared victory. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the contentious nature of the 2000 elections, culminating in the courtroom drama over the recount in Florida. Next, the paper provides a detailed explanation and overview of Burke's pentad approach to communication, which the paper then applies to the two speeches. The paper concludes that while reflected differently, the speeches had essentially the same message: the process is bigger than the person.
I. Introduction
II. Introduction to Kenneth Burke's
Pentad Theory of Persuasive Communication
III. How Ratio Leads to Motive
IV. Perfection
V. The Pentad of the Speeches
1. Gore's Concession
2. Bush's Victory Speech
A. The Act
B. The Scene
C. The Agents
D. The Agency
E. Purpose
VI. Ratio
A. Gore's Ratio
B. Bush's Ratio
VII. Gore's Motive
VIII. Bush's Motive
IX. Perfection
X. Conclusion
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"December 13, 2000 concluded a Presidential Election unlike any that proceeded it. The date marked the concession of Vice President Al Gore, to future president George W. Bush. It was the closest United States Presidential Election of all time, and it concluded in the Supreme Court of the United States. The decision of that court would ultimately place the most powerful political position in the world, the Presidency of the United States, to George W. Bush, the governor of Texas. The election was filled with controversy, including an apparent flawed system of voting, a state, Florida, responsible for deciding the election, that was run by the to be President's younger brother, and a mere count of 300 votes that would change the future forever."
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