The Committees That Do Most of the Work Drafting Legislation

question 36

Multiple Choice

The committees that do most of the work drafting legislation are known as

• A)joint committees.
• B)conference committees.
• C)select committees.
• D)subcommittees.
• E)standing committees.

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Definitions:

Depleted Uranium

Depleted uranium is uranium mainly consisting of the isotope uranium-238, having a lower content of uranium-235 than natural uranium, commonly used in military applications and for counterweights.

Uranium Isotope

Variants of the uranium atom with the same number of protons but differing numbers of neutrons, including uranium-235 and uranium-238, significant in nuclear power and weaponry.

Half-Life

The time required for half the quantity of a substance to undergo a decay process or transformation.

Polonium

Polonium is a rare and highly radioactive metal with no stable isotopes, first discovered by Marie Curie and named after her native country of Poland.