Unlike in the House,the Scheduling of Legislation in the Senate

question 84

Multiple Choice

 Unlike in the House,the scheduling of legislation in the Senate is 

• A) controlled by the Rules Committee. 
• B) initiated by means of a discharge petition. 
• C) governed by closed rather than open rules. 
• D) determined by the majority and minority leaders. 
• E) determined ad hoc.

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Definitions:

Spaceship-Earth

A metaphorical concept suggesting that Earth is like a spacecraft with limited resources that must be shared and protected by its inhabitants.

Rachel Carson

An American marine biologist and environmentalist whose landmark book, "Silent Spring," raised awareness about the dangers of pesticides and sparked the modern environmental movement.

Silent Spring

A book by Rachel Carson that highlighted the adverse effects of pesticides on the environment, marking the beginning of the environmental movement.

Kyoto

A city in Japan that was the site of the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 international treaty aimed at fighting global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.