22 Kasım 2013 Cuma

The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q’s About the News | Senate Votes to Limit Filibusters



6 Q’s About the Information

Go through the article and answer the news questions under.




In “Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters,” Jeremy W. Peters writes about the most fundamental shift in the way the Senate functions in much more than a generation.


WHAT did the Senate vote on Thursday to get rid of?
WHY did Senate Democrats make a decision to vote on this change now?


WHAT was the final vote tally?


WHAT is a filibuster?

WHO is Harry Reid?


HOW did Republican leaders in the Senate reply?
HOW did President Obama respond?


WHY is this procedural move called the “nuclear option”?


HOW was the effect of the Senate’s move currently evident on Thursday?


WHEN did the amount of filibusters on judicial and executive nominations rise most significantly, according to this graph?


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HOW do you feel about Democrats’ decision to curtail the use of the filibuster in the Senate?


Do you agree with Democrats that Republicans were utilizing the filibuster unreasonably for the duration of Mr. Obama’s presidency? Or do you believe Republicans are correct in arguing that the filibuster need to not be transformed in any way? WHY?



The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q’s About the News | Senate Votes to Limit Filibusters

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