Product Description

Understanding the 2000 Election offers an accessible, comprehensive guide to the legal battles that finally gave George W. Bush the Presidency five weeks after election night. Meant to stand next to and clarify the numerous journalistic and personal accounts of the election drama, Abner Greene provides a step by step, non-partisan explanation and analysis of the major legal issues involved in resolving the presidential contest. The volume also offers a clear overview of the Electoral College, its history, and what would be involved in switching over to a direct election.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2084182 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .62 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From Library Journal
Last year, American voters were busy deciding which presidential candidate would win the election based on the issues, but the reality of the election became a legally complicated decision. A professor at Fordham University School of Law and a legal analyst for various media outlets, Greene has written a comprehensive book addressing the specific details of the 2000 presidential election. He focuses on the steps of the election process and how the U.S. Supreme Court decided on the final results. The book takes the reader through the manual recounts in various states, the issues regarding the butterfly ballots in Palm Beach County, the electoral college system, disputes surrounding absentee ballots, the initial decisions made by the Florida Supreme Court, and, finally, the result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on December 12, 2000. Although many accounts are available, this work is perfectly suited to the needs of the college research student or the lay reader wanting a better understanding of the 2000 presidential election and would be a valuable addition to larger public libraries and undergraduate library collections. Monica Maldonado Doman, Cypress Coll. Lib., CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"When future historians chronicle the battle of Bush v. Gore, they'll turn to Understanding the 2000 Election. Greene provides a clear, sophisticated, and accessible guide through the thicket of law and politics that surrounded the most surreal presidential election of modern times." - George Stephanopoulos; "Superbly organized, with clarity and concision, Greene's book offers a highly readable, nonpartisan guidebook for those who don't speak legalese." - The National Journal; "Perfectly suited to the needs of the college research student or the lay reader wanting a better understanding of the 2000 presidential election." - Library Journal"

National Journal
“Superbly organized, with clarity and concision, Greene’s book offers a highly readable, nonpartisan guidebook for those who don’t speak legalese.”