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melina_rosy

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An attempt to talk a bill to death and thus prevent it from coming to a vote in the Senate is a
 
  A) discharge petition.
  B) motion of cloture.
  C) special rule.
  D) filibuster.
  E) franking.

Question 2

A filibuster is
 
  A) an attempt to tie a bill up so long that it will never come to a vote in the House.
  B) an attempt to tie a bill up so long that it will never come to a vote in the Senate.
  C) a presidential intervention in the legislative process.
  D) a means to call a bill to the floor of the House.
  E) a means of giving new life to a bill.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B



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