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Filibustering
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Gregory Koger
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-06-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. B
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Language: en
Pages: 301
Authors: Adam Jentleson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Liveright Publishing

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With a new epilogue on filibuster battles under the Biden administration THE CASE FOR ENDING THE FILIBUSTER "A truly excellent book… blistering and persuasive
Politics or Principle?
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Sarah A. Binder
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-09-19 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Is American democracy being derailed by the United States Senate filibuster? Is the filibuster an important right that improves the political process or an incr
Filibuster
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Gregory J. Wawro
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-24 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Parliamentary obstruction, popularly known as the "filibuster," has been a defining feature of the U.S. Senate throughout its history. In this book, Gregory J.
Exceptions to the Rule
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Molly E. Reynolds
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-18 - Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

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Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes. Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the