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Which of the following best summarizes the gag rule

Which of the following best summarizes the gag rule-example-1
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A Law That Prohibited The Debate And Discussion Of Slavery In Congress
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The correct answer is A.

A gag rule is a regulation that explicitly prevents discussion about a certain issue from taking place in the legislative chambers or other public decision-making bodies.

When the abolitionist movement started to agitate the US politics, claiming against the institution of slavery. For example, John Quincy Adams, as a member of Congress, sent repeated petitions claiming for abolition. The pro-slavery factions established a gag rule which automatically blocked his petitions and these stopped to be discussed or read in the chamber.

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