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Adjournment to a day and time certain

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An '''adjournment to a day and time certain''' is an [[adjourn]]ment of the [[Senate]] that fixes the day and time for its next session.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/adjournment_to_day_certain.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

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Advice and consent

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Under the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], [[president]]ial nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the [[Senate]], and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/advice_and_consent.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

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Aerial photograph

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An '''aerial photograph''' is - according to the [[USDA]] terminology - ''" a photograph of the [[earth]]’s surface taken from airborne equipment. Sometimes called aerial photo or air photograph."<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] List of USDA terminology</ref>''
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Amendment

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An '''Amendment''' is a proposal to alter the text of a pending [[bill]] or other [[measure]] by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.

In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:

*Both houses of Congress must vote for it with a two thirds majority.
*Two-thirds of the state legislatures may ask [[Congress]] to call a national convention on account of their proposed amendment.

The second method has never been used.

An Amendment can be ratified in two ways:

*Three-fourths of the state legislatures vote in approval of the amendment.
*Conventions in three-fourths of the states ratify the amendment.

Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute

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An '''[[amendment]] in the nature of a substitute''' is an amendment that would strike out the entire text of a [[bill]] or other [[measure]] and insert a different full text.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment_substitute.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

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