Magruder’s American Government, pp 350-356
Read: “A Short History of the Filibuster”
“Civil Rights and Filibustering”
“What’s
the Nuclear Option?”
Terms
and concepts
two speech rule
filibuster
cloture rule
conference committee
veto
pocket veto
Extra
Credit: Describe two recent (with the
last two or three years) uses of filibustering in the Senate. One should be an example of Senate action
using procedural delaying tactics, and the other example should be blocking
Senate action by lengthy debate. Cite
your source(s). NO WIKIPEDIA!!
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