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What house in Congress has the power to filibuster?
Senate
What is the long speech that is used to prevent the senate from voting a bill?
A filibuster
How many senators do you need to break up a congressional filibuster?
It would be Three-fifths of the Senate, or 60 members who vote against it.
How many seats are needed for a filibuster-proof house?
The filibuster only exists in the senate. There is no such thing in the House of Representatives. However, in the senate 60 signatures are required to reach cloture on an issue and stop a filibuster
Where can a filibuster take place?
it can only take place in the senate since theirs a small amount of senates
What is the practice that allows for unlimited debate on the Senate floor?
The term is filibuster.
Why keep the filibutser rule in the US Senate?
The decision to keep the filibuster rule in the US Senate was made to keep a balance. This allows for minority members to stop votes which they would otherwise be unable to do.
What is the name of the Endless speeches in the senate to delay a vote?
...A Filibuster?
What house does filibuster occur in?
a filibuster occurs in the senate
How can a senate defeat a filibuster?
A filibuster is a debate that takes place within a governing group in which voting is delayed or prevented by one or more members of the group. To end a filibuster the Senate must conduct a vote on the matter. If there is three fifths of the members in favor of ending the filibuster this is carried out.
Which procedure allows a senator to prevent a vote on an issue until the Senate leadership consults individually with the senator?
filibuster
What house in Congress has the power to filibuster?
Senate
What is the long speech that is used to prevent the senate from voting a bill?
A filibuster
How many senators do you need to break up a congressional filibuster?
It would be Three-fifths of the Senate, or 60 members who vote against it.
How can Republicans stop the President's appointment on the Senate floor?
Republicans do not have a majority in the Senate; however, they can stop an appointment by President Obama by filibuster.
Which chamber of Congress allows unlimited debate?
The U.S. Senate allows for unlimited debate through a procedural tactic known as a filibuster. This means that a senator can speak for an extended period to delay or prevent a vote on a bill or nomination.
How many seats are needed for a filibuster-proof house?
The filibuster only exists in the senate. There is no such thing in the House of Representatives. However, in the senate 60 signatures are required to reach cloture on an issue and stop a filibuster
