America in the Bush Years

Question 1

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

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Many ballots could not be read correctly by machines.

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

After Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration was

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criticized for responding only after flooding damaged the city.

Question 4

President Bush’s major education initiative in 2002 was called

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No Child Left Behind.

Question 5

After the 2000 presidential election, President George W. Bush kept his campaign promise to

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lower taxes.

Question 6

The outcome of the US presidential election in 2000 was determined by

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the state of Florida.

Question 7

Following the 2000 election, the Gore campaign

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

Question 8

What was the initial result of the presidential election in 2000?

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It was close and controversial.

America in the Bush Years Answers