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Published: 01/29/10

Poll Finds Many Americans Unsure of Senate Procedure

By  Christopher Weber - Politics Daily
Poll Finds Many Americans Unsure of Senate Procedure

A new poll of general news knowledge released Friday found only 26 percent of Americans knew that it takes 60 votes to break a filibuster in the Senate and force a vote on a bill.In Pew Research Center's latest News IQ Quiz just 32 percent knew that the Senate passed its version of President Obama's health care reform legislation without a single Republican vote. The survey conducted Jan. 14-17 asked 12 multiple choice questions on topics such as politics, economics, foreign affairs, and prominent people in the news.Take the Pew news quiz here.Respondents answered an average of just 5.3 ...

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