Question

the chart shows the 112th u.s. congress (2011 - 2012). based on the information in the chart, if the independents in the senate chose to vote with the republicans in the senate, the republicans would be able to pursue their legislative agenda. lack sufficient votes to pass a law. be force to agree with a different agenda. acquire additional power to pass a law.

	senate	house
republicans	45	230
independents	2	0

Explanation:

In the U.S. Senate, 60 votes are often needed to overcome a filibuster and pass legislation. If the 2 independent senators vote with the 45 Republican senators, they would have 47 votes, which is still less than 60. So they lack sufficient votes to pass a law.

Answer:

B. lack sufficient votes to pass a law