All of the following are tactics that the minority party may use to defeat a bill on the floor of the Texas Legislature EXCEPT ______.
a. attempting to attach a killer amendment to the bill
b. filibustering the bill
c. putting a hold on the bill
d. chubbing
e. preventing a quorum from being present
c. putting a hold on the bill
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. the Great Depression B. the civil rights movement C. the 9/11 terrorist attacks D. the incidence of childhood leukemia
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A. one B. four C. eight D. twelve
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