1. The following table gives the popular votes and electoral votes (538 possible) for the major candidates in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Popular Vote of PopularElectoral Vote of Electoral Vote Vote George W. Bush 50.456,002 271 Al Gore 50.999,897 266 Ralph Nader 2,882,955 0 OS Pat Buchanan 448,895 0 0% Others 617,351 0 0% Abstentions 0% Total 105,405,100 100% 100% a. (1.75 points) Complete the third column in the table above by calculating each candidate's percentage of the popular vote. Round the percentages to one decimal place. Which candidate won a plurality of the popular vote? Did this candidate also win a majority of the popular vote? Yes OR No (Circle your answer above.) b. (1.75 points) Complete the last column in the table above by calculating each candidate's percentage of the electoral vote. Round the percentages to one decimal place. Note: In order for a candidate to be elected as president, he or she must receive a majority of the electoral votes. Which candidate won a plurality of the electoral vote? Did this candidate also win a majority of the electoral vote? Yes OR No (Circle your answer above.) C. (0.5 point) Suppose that Ralph Nader had dropped out of the election. Is it possible that Bush would have won the popular vote? Yes OR NO (Circle your answer above.) Would this change the election results? Circle one: Yes OR No