Senate Filibuster and Procedures

Vocabulary flashcards covering Senate filibuster rules, cloture history, the nuclear option, and rule change requirements based on the lecture notes.

Filibuster

A procedure that allows the Senate unlimited debate over a bill.

Cloture (1917)

A Senate rule established in 1917 requiring a $\frac{2}{3}$ vote to end debate on a bill.

Filibuster Exceptions

Procedures where a filibuster cannot be used, including budget bills and nominations requiring $51$ votes.

Strom (D) Filibuster

A $24\text{ hr}$ filibuster during the $1950\text{s}$ regarding a Civil Rights bill, conducted when the Senate handled $1$ bill at $1$ time.

1970 Cloture Reform

A reform that reduced the required cloture vote to $60$ votes and allowed the Senate to consider $2$ bills at the same time.

Nuclear Option

A Senate procedure requiring a simple majority of $51$ votes for a nomination.

Impacts of the Nuclear Option

Undermines bipartisanship, allows the government to function, shifts the landscape of judicial nominations, and provides a free ride to authority if the President and Senate are from the same party.

Senate Rule Change

A modification to Senate rules, which requires a $\frac{2}{3}$ majority vote.