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How did the civil rights act of 1964 overcome the filibuster some senators used to try to block?
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Who stopped the civil rights movement?
Strom Thurmond undertook the longest filibuster in the history of the United States in order to block Civil Rights legislation. The filibuster lasted more than 24 hours.
What tactic did senators use to try block the passage of the civil rights act of1964 for more that two months?
Single senator can block legislation in the Senate via a filibuster - continuing the debate indefinitely. It requires a 3/5 majority to end a filibuster (60 votes in the current 100 senator US-Senate). When the bill came before the full Senate for debate on March 30, 1964, the "Southern Bloc" of 18 Democrat Senators invoked the filibuster to prevent a vote on it. After 54 days, a substitute bill was introduced. Eventually a cloture (vote to end debate) was passed and the substitute bill was passed by the Senate on June 19.
How many filibuster votes does it take to block a judicial nominee?
Under current Senate rules, it takes 60 votes to cut off a debate and force a vote on a motion. Therefore 41 senators can block a nomination.
Who holds the record for the longest filibuster and how long was it?
Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster, which lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes. He spoke non-stop in an attempt to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Filibusters were used by the US senators from the south in the 1950's and 1960's to?
block passage of civil rights bills
What tactic did senators used to block passage of the civil rights act of 1964 for more than two months?
filibusters
What tactic did senators use to block passage of the civil rights act of 1964 for more than two months?
filibusters
What tactic did senators use to try block the passage of the civil rights acts of 1964 for more than two months?
filibusters
What tactic did senators used to try block the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 for more than two months?
filibusters
What tactic did senators use to try to block the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 for more than two months?
filibusters
What is Block the vote with a filibuster?
Members of the legislature can prevent an item from being voted on by speaking without stopping (filibuster), thus refusing to let the item be brought to a vote.
If I'm trying to push a huge block what do you have to overcome to move it Just the weight of the block the weight of the block plus friction or weight of the block plus their own body weight?
overcome pain ,and fear
