What Was the "Nuclear Option" Threatened During the Nomination of Supreme

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Multiple Choice

What was the "nuclear option" threatened during the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Alito?

• A) The Republicans would disallow the use of the filibuster so that there would be no means for the minority party to protest a nomination.
• B) The Democrats would tie up the business of the Senate by not acting on anything requiring unanimous consent.
• C) The Democrats would not approve any more justices nominated by President Bush.
• D) The Republicans would change the rules so that Supreme Court nominations would no longer be subject to approval by the Senate.
• E) The Supreme Court would grow to have two more members so that the president could "pack" the court with conservative judges.

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