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Chapter 8: Study Guide

Section 4: Following a Bill in Congress

Key Vocabulary:

1)                 Define each term or phrase.

a)                 Filibuster-

b)                Cloture-

Stopping a Bill:

2)                 How can Senators try to block the passage of a bill, or prevent it from being discussed? 

3)                 Why can’t members of the House of Representatives use this strategy?

4)                 How can a filibuster be ended?

Compromises on Bills:

5)                 How can compromises lead to the passage, or acceptance of a bill?

A Bill Dies in Committee:

6)                 How can a bill “die in committee”?

Advantages of the Lawmaking Process:

7)                 Why did the framers of the Constitution want it to take such a long time for bills to become laws?