Cloture is the only way other senators can end a(n) __________

_______ occurs when the national government, by direction or indirection, imposes program costs on state and local governments

a. Gerrymandering b. Incremental budgeting c. Compliance d. Cost shifting

One aspect of the Senate designed to insulate it from transient shifts in public mood is which of the following?

A. One third of the Senate's membership stand for reelection every 2 years. B. Senators cannot simultaneously run for other offices. C. The President can veto business on the Senate agenda. D. The Senate elects its own president.