QUIZ 1.

• Position: On electoral process during contested presidential elections - Brief Article

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FILL IN THE BLANK: Choose the answer that best completes the statement.

1. Conflict over the presidential election erupted as many residents of -- County, Florida, complained that poorly designed ballots caused them to miscast their votes.

2. Nineteen days after the presidential election, Katherine Harris, Florida's --, declared George W. Bush the winner of that state's 25 electoral votes.

3. Dismayed by the ruling of the Florida Supreme Court, which allowed a ballot recount in some counties, Governor George W. Bush appealed to the--.

4. In presidential elections, a candidate must win -- electoral votes to be declared the winner.

5. Only two states, -- and --, apportion Electoral College votes based on the winner of the popular vote in each district.

6. Members of the Electoral College are nominated by the - in each state.

7. Under the Electoral College system, each state is allotted a number of presidential electors equal to the number of representatives it has in --.

8. Alan Billings, whose mother came to this country from El Salvador, says that in spite of the election chaos, Americans are lucky. For one thing, they don't have to worry about a post-election --.

9. Only 2 of the 535 members of Congress list their political affiliation as --.

10. Critics say that a style of ballot used widely in Florida, the --, is prone to error.

11. Only two states, -- and --, have experimented with Internet voting.

12. Emily Ghijselinck, 17, believes the way to go in the future is to vote on --.

    CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

13. Some Americans believe that allegations about election improprieties could breed suspicion that the new President is somehow serving illegitimately. How could the next President assure Americans that he is the legitimate leader of the country?

14. Some election officials said punch-hole ballots were invalid if voters had not punched entirely through the ballot at the correct spot. Others said any mark or "dimple" at the appropriate spot indicated the voter's intent to vote for that candidate. Which side would you support in this punch-hole dispute?

15. Supporters of Al Gore say the election conflict could have been avoided if Ralph Nader...