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The president nominates a candidate to a cabinet post, but the senators strongly disagree over whether to approve the candidate. One group of senators engages in a filibuster in an effort to prevent the nomination from being confirmed. Which of the following maneuvers can be used to end the filibuster? The Senate can invoke cloture to limit debate and proceed to a floor vote. The Senate can ignore dissent and approve the candidate without a floor vote. The Senate can block all candidates from being recommended until the vote occurs. The Senate can designate a conference committee to negotiate the disagreement.

User Preetam
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A. The Senate can invoke cloture to limit debate and proceed to a floor vote.

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Adam Lynch
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Answer:

The Senate can invoke cloture to limit debate and proceed to a floor vote.

Step-by-step explanation:

1st option: Proceeding to a vote would definitely end any sort of tactic to stall the approval of the candidate.

2nd option: The candidate can't be approved without votes, otherwise it would be an unfair election.

3rd option: Blocking all candidates from being recommended is against the policy for a fair election.

4th option: This would make the filibuster more effective and let the senators waste more time.

Hence, option 1 is the right answer.

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