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Filibusters are less likely to occur in the House of Representatives than in the Senate because?
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∙ 13y ago
Filibusters are LESS likely to occur in the House of Representatives THAN the Senate, for two reasons: firstly, the number of people in the 'House' is 435 and in the Senate there are 100 - the simple fact that more voters makes it less likely for a Filibuster to occur, and secondly, there are and ODD number of Voting members in the 'House' as opposed to an EVEN number in the Senate - again, making it MORE likely for a Filibuster to occur in the Senate.
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