Question

directions: true/false in the blank, indicate whether the statement is true (t) or false (f).

1. on both the senate and house floors, members are limited in the amount of time they can debate a bill.
2. the president pro tempore and the minority leader in the senate are never the same person.
3. a member who is conducting a filibuster must remain on the senate floor and debate the bill to prevent it from being voted on.
4. a single senator can prevent a bill from being brought to the senate floor.
5. if 50 senators vote for a cloture resolution, they can end a filibuster in most cases.

Explanation:

1. In the House of Representatives, there are rules limiting debate time, but in the Senate, traditionally, there were no such strict limits (though cloture can end debate). So "On both the Senate and House floors, members are limited in the amount of time they can debate a bill" is False.
2. The president pro tempore (a mostly honorary position for the longest - serving senator of the majority party) and the minority leader (leader of the minority party in the Senate) are different positions with different roles. So "The president pro tempore and the minority leader in the Senate are never the same person" is True.
3. A member conducting a filibuster (talking a bill to death) must remain on the Senate floor and keep debating. So "A member who is conducting a filibuster must remain on the Senate floor and debate the bill to prevent it from being voted on" is True.
4. A single senator cannot prevent a bill from being brought to the Senate floor. A filibuster (requiring at least some level of coordinated opposition, not just one senator) can delay, but the majority party (with the power of the majority leader) can bring a bill to the floor (using cloture if needed). So "A single senator can prevent a bill from being brought to the Senate floor" is False.
5. A cloture resolution in the Senate (which requires 60 votes in a 100 - member Senate, not 50) is used to end a filibuster. So "If 50 senators vote for a cloture resolution, they can end a filibuster in most cases" is False.

Answer:

1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F