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cookcarl

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The filibuster, which permits a minority of U.S. senators to indefinitely postpone or delay a vote in the Senate, is an example of
 
  a. minority rights.
  b. limited rights.
  c. majority rights.
  d. basic rights.
  e. civil rights.

Question 2

A government that places written legal limits on the power of the majority to act is often referred to as a
 
  a. representative democracy.
  b. constitutional democracy.
  c. limited democracy.
  d. republican democracy.
  e. collaborative democracy.



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Answer: A

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Answer: B





 

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