What tactic have presidents employed in recent years to ensure Senate ratification of negotiated treaties?
A. threatening to block funding for Senate legislation
B. threatening to veto popular Senate legislation
C. involving senators directly in the negotiating process
D. conferring with senators during the negotiating process
E. offering executive department appointments to senators
Answer: D
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a. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s shift away from Moscow. b. The outbreak of the Six-Day War. c. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. d. Iran’s Islamic revolution.
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A. holding; 51 B. quorum; 60 C. closure; 51 D. cloture; 60
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