The Filibuster

5. Because unending debate made the passage of important legislation difficult, in 1917, the Senate adopted the ____________________________ rule.
6. In 1975, the Senate leadership developed a _____________________ system that allowed the Senate to conduct other business at the same time a filibuster was occuring.
10. Prior to 1975, when a filibuster was taking place, all other _______________ in the Senate would stop.
11. Senators in the ___________________ party often suggest that the time for the filibuster has passed.
12. When the Constitution was first written, ________________________, not the voters, chose the Senators.
13. The word "filibuster" is derived from a Dutch word, meaning ________________.
14. debate The right to ______________________________ in the Senate is what eventually led to the filibuster.

1. According to ____________________________, the very purpose of the Senate is to slow down the pace of legislation.
2. The use of the filibuster is frequently attributed as one of the causes of the US Senate being described as ______________________________.
3. In 1975, the Senate changed the number of Senators needed to invoke cloture to _________________________ of the Senators.
4. Originally, ____________________ of the Senators were needed to vote to end the debate/filibuster.
5. When a minority party Senator would filibuster a bill, he/she would continue talking until the majority party would agree to a ____________________________, or just give up on the bill completely.
7. The US Senate has six-year terms for it's Senators, proof that that chamber was intended to be a more __________________ body.
8. As the ______________________ in states grew, it became impractical for the House to continue to allow Representatives to speak as long as they wanted on proposed legislation.
9. The ____________________ party will use the filibuster to impede or stop the progress of a bill.