What is the partisan filibuster and when did it emerge? How does it differ from the traditional use of the filibuster?
What will be an ideal response?
The partisan filibuster is the process by which most or all the Senate’s majority party agenda is systematically blocked by an organized minority party filibuster. This is in contrast to the traditional use of the filibuster only on specific issues with great importance to a region or constituency. It emerged in the first 2 years of the Clinton presidency (or students could say in the early 1990s) and has escalated since then.
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a. The Chinese government gives petitioners respect and attention. b. The Chinese culture values mutual respect between rulers and the ruled. c. The Chinese population is too large to be governed effectively by a one-party system. d. The Chinese people believe that the government has a responsibility to hear citizen complaints.