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Reading Bush v. Gore Decision Excerpts | A Primary Source Close Read

Grade
7–12
Duration
39 min
Topics
Election
Published
Apr 14, 2021
Image illustrating the Bush v. Gore decision excerpts with decorative sunglasses overlay and text highlighting "Primary Source."

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What is the role of the Supreme Court in political disputes? In the close presidential election of 2000, the Supreme Court was asked to hand down an election-defining ruling which brought this question to the fore. Why did the Supreme Court take this case? What did it rule? And how did it reach this decision? In this Primary Close Read video, Kirk Higgins and Dr. Josh Dunn explore the story of this important Supreme Court case.

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