Filibuster

A Filibuster is?

• Adventure seeker who often started a rebellion in a foreign country

• job was to arrange business deals, including the buying and selling of land

• Neither

• All of the Above

Which East Texas city was captured twice by filibusters in an attempt to take over the land from Spain?

• Tyler

• Caddo Lake

• Nacogdoches

• Houston

What is a filibuster?

• An unpopular bill

• A delay tactic used by Senators

• A way to end debate in the Senate

• A way to ensure a popular bill is passed

Whose ideas is the filibuster designed to protect?

• the minority

• the majority

• Democrats

• Republicans

A Senator's attempt to "talk a bill to death"

• Pocket Veto

• Confederation

• Filibuster

• Pigeonhole

When would a Senator choose to use the filibuster?

• When they agree with the proposed bill

• When most of the voters agree with a proposed bill

• When the majority party opposes a bill

• They oppose a bill but don't have enough support to win a vote against it

Why can a filibuster occur in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives?

• The House has fewer debate rules

• The House has fewer members

• Senators are allowed to speak as long as they want

• The Senate is lower house of Congress

Which historical figure is known for using the filibuster to delay civil rights legislation in the 1950s?

• A) Strom Thurmond

• B) Lyndon B. Johnson

• C) John F. Kennedy

• D) Richard Nixon

What is the primary purpose of a filibuster in the legislative process?

• A) To expedite the passage of a bill

• B) To delay or block legislative action

• C) To gather more votes for a bill

• D) To amend a bill

In which country did the concept of the filibuster originate?

• A) United Kingdom

• B) United States

• C) France

• D) Canada