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A filibuster occurs when opponents of a bill use obstructive speech tactics to keep a bill from being put to the vote in the US Senate. The speaker can talk as long as they wish on whatever subject they want unless three-fifths of the Senators brings the debate to a close by invoking Cloture.
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What house does filibuster occur in?
a filibuster occurs in the senate
What is a sentence for filibuster?
Congress tried to filibuster the bill before it became a law.
Could you provide a sentence for filibuster?
The filibuster kept the bill from being passed
What is the long speech that is used to prevent the senate from voting a bill?
A filibuster
Congress' use of long speeches and unlimited debate to delay or put a stop to a bill is called a?
It's called a filibuster. filibuster.
How can Senators try to kill a bill?
Senators can try to kill a bill by doing a filibuster. In the filibuster the senator can extend the debate on the bill for as long as possible to prevent it from being voted on.
Senators delay voting for a bill?
Filibuster
What is a tactic used by opponents of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
They used a filibuster to delay a vote on the law.
How can a member of the senate delay the vote on a bill?
Senators are allowed to speak for or against a bill and a vote can not be taken until the everyone has had a reasonable opportunity to speak. However, there is a tactic known as the filibuster in which a senator or a group of Senators speak for no purpose except to delay a vote on the bill. The Senate can vote to end debate but this action currently required a 60% majority , so unless 60% of the senators want to end debate and get a vote, the debate can go on until the bill is withdrawn without a vote and the bill dies .
Filibuster is a weapon used by?
used by the Senate when opponents of a piece of legislation talk it to death (Government in America, Pearson)
What is it called if the Senators prevent a vote on a bill?
A filibuster.
What is prolonged debate in congress to kill a bill?
filibuster
