The importance of having a blocking bill at the top of the calendar in the Texas Senate is that ______.
a. it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar
b. it prevents minorities from blocking legislation from the floor
c. it increases the likelihood that bills will have to be amended to pass
d. it reduces the influence of the president of the Senate on the legislative process
e. it increases the power of the majority party in the legislative process
a. it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar
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