Which of the following describes the Cloture Rule?

A single senator can talk long enough to prevent the full Senate from voting on a bill.

A bill must be given a number, read twice, and then sent to a standing committee.

Senators are limited by a rule that allows only two speeches on a topic during a legislative day.

Three fifths of senators can vote to limit debate on a subject to 30 hours of floor time.

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Cooper Bean

6 June, 09:33

Which of the following describes the Cloture Rule?

A single senator can talk long enough to prevent the full Senate from voting on a bill.

A bill must be given a number, read twice, and then sent to a standing committee.

Senators are limited by a rule that allows only two speeches on a topic during a legislative day.

Three fifths of senators can vote to limit debate on a subject to 30 hours of floor time.

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Destiny Maldonado · Answer 1

Three-fifths of senators can vote to limit debate on a subject to 30 hours of floor time.

The Cloture Rule i s a process in a parliamentary procedure did with the objective of bringing the debate to a quick end. This procedure started in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. It can also be called closure, or guillotine.