Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
Paper 3
Revise: Peaceful ProtestsSouthern opponents remained determined to block reform, including through a filibuster, but Johnson helped build sufficient congressional support to overcome them.
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GCSE History · key term
A tactic used in the US Senate to delay or prevent a vote on legislation through prolonged debate.
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Paper 3
Revise: Peaceful ProtestsSouthern opponents remained determined to block reform, including through a filibuster, but Johnson helped build sufficient congressional support to overcome them.
Paper 1
A tactic used in the US Senate to delay or block a vote by prolonging debate.
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Southern opponents could obstruct legislation through congressional committees and, in the Senate, a filibuster. By prolonging debate, they hoped to delay the bill until its supporters accepted weaker provisions. Earlier civil rights bills in 1957 and 1960 had been weakened before opponents allowed votes to proceed.