The Importance of Having a Blocking Bill at the Top

question 39

Multiple Choice

The importance of having a blocking bill at the top of the calendar in the Texas Senate is that ______.

• A) it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar
• B) it prevents minorities from blocking legislation from the floor
• C) it increases the likelihood that bills will have to be amended to pass
• D) it reduces the influence of the president of the Senate on the legislative process
• E) it increases the power of the majority party in the legislative process

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