In the presidential election of 2000,
A) Al Gore's refusal to allow a recount of the votes in Florida gave that state's electoral votes and the presidency to George W. Bush.
B) no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes, and thus the election was decided by the House of Representatives, which gave the presidency to George W. Bush.
C) the Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-to-4 vote, ended the vote recount in Florida, thus giving Florida's electoral votes and the presidency to George W. Bush.
D) a fifteen-member Electoral Commission gave Florida's electoral votes and the presidency to George W. Bush.
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