Senators may use the _______ to delay or even prevent the passage of a bill, however, they may vote to stop it with a _______ vote.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

filibuster; cloture

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Which of the following is NOT a power granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution?

a. the power to coin money b. the power to punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas c. the power to lay and collect taxes d. the power to declare war e. the power to make treaties

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From the 1950s through the 1970s, all of the following generally deterred foreigners from investing in Iran EXCEPT a. government corruption

b. fear of government confiscation. c. a small internal market. d. clerical rule. e. labor costs.

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