Author Question: In today's Congress, the mere threat of a Senate filibuster is extremely common, which means that a ... (Read 30 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

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.