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Kthamas

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In today's Congress, the mere threat of a Senate filibuster is extremely common, which means that a bill often needs the support of _____ instead of a simple majority in order to pass.
 
  A) sixty senators
  B) the president
  C) a plurality vote of the Senate
  D) all Senate Committee Chairs
  E) the majority whip

Question 2

When the Senate votes to invoke cloture, it
 
  A) limits the amount of time that may be spent debating a bill.
  B) means a bill must either pass or fail without any amendments.
  C) sends a bill back to its originating committee for amendment.
  D) forwards a bill to a conference committee so that differences between the House and Senate versions may be worked out.
  E) will result in a bill's failure.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Kthamas

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Reply 2 on: Sep 3, 2018
Gracias!


TheNamesImani

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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