Author Question: Why are old fashioned filibusters rare occurrences in todays Senate? a. Few senators are willing ... (Read 35 times)

AEWBW · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Why are old fashioned filibusters rare occurrences in todays Senate?

a. Few senators are willing to endure the physical challenges of mounting a traditional filibuster.
b. Leaders tend to seek unanimous consent to freeze a filibustered bill and move on with other business.
c. Most senators will seek alternate methods of stopping a bill before resorting to a filibuster.
d. Party leaders strongly discourage filibusters.
e. Senators usually do not feel strongly enough about a bill to filibuster.

Question 2

Before opening the floor of the House to debate on a bill, the House Rules Committee may draft a rule that bars all amendments to the bill. This is called a(n)

a. absolute passage.
b. closed rule.
c. cloture.
d. open rule.
e. prohibition.