What Purpose Does the Filibuster Serve

question 85

Multiple Choice

What purpose does the filibuster serve?

• A)to delay proceedings in the Senate and prevent a vote on a controversial bill
• B)to force a bill to floor of the House
• C)to break a tie vote in the Senate
• D)to reconcile different versions of a bill

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Gender-Assuming Term

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Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition.

Benjamin Lee Whorf

An American linguist and fire prevention engineer known for his ideas on linguistic relativity, the hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition.