Why were the election results for florida so critical in the 2000 election? a. florida had 25 popular votes, and it would determine the winner of the presidency. b. florida had 25 electoral votes, and it would determine the winner of the presidency. c. florida has mostly democrat voters, so it was guaranteed to vote for al gore. d. florida has mostly republican voters, so it was guaranteed to vote for george bush.

The correct answer is B) Florida had 25 electoral votes and it would determine the winner of the presidency.

The elections results in Florida were so critical in the 2000 election in that Florida had 25 electoral votes and it would determine the winner of the presidency.

The Presidential election in 2000 resulted to be one of the most competitive in years. The state of Florida ended up deciding the winner between the Democratic Party candidate Al Gore and the Republican Party candidate Geroge W. Bush. The elections results in Florida were so critical in the 2000 election in that Florida had 25 electoral votes and it would determine the winner of the presidency. Since the election of 2012, the state of Florida has 29 electoral votes.  

a.   it resulted in widespread unemployment.

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."