Senatorial ________ Is an Unwritten Norm That Allows a Senator

question 41

Multiple Choice

Senatorial ________ is an unwritten norm that allows a senator to block the governor's nomination of an individual who lives in the senator's district.

• A) prerogative
• B) preemption
• C) courtesy
• D) right
• E) obligation

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Definitions:

Fourth of July

A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776.

Three-Fifths Clause

A provision signed into the Constitution in 1787 that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted in determining each state’s representation in the House of Representatives and its electoral votes for president.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe published in 1852, which played a significant role in shaping public opinion about slavery in the United States.