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  2. Cloture - Wikipedia

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    Cloture (UK: US: / ˈ k l oʊ tʃ ər /, [1] [2] also UK: / ˈ k l oʊ tj ʊər /), [3] closure [4] or, informally, a guillotine, [4] is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. Clôture is French for ...

  3. Closed community - Wikipedia

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    The concept of many plants and animals coexisting together, having an ecosystem and building upwards was the theory he aimed for (example: rain forest). The general theory later failed due to the fact that there was little or extremely basic comparable information about the logic of a being, the concept worked more in favor towards smaller ...

  4. Glossary of American politics - Wikipedia

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    cloture. Also spelled closure or called a guillotine. A motion aimed at bringing a drawn-out debate to a quick end, typically used to end a filibuster in the Senate; in most cases, the requisite majority for invoking cloture is three-fifths of the non-vacant Senate seats. A motion for cloture can be overriden by the nuclear option. compound ...

  5. Biological rules - Wikipedia

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    The pygmy mammoth is an example of insular dwarfism, a case of Foster's rule, its unusually small body size an adaptation to the limited resources of its island home. A biological rule or biological law is a generalized law , principle , or rule of thumb formulated to describe patterns observed in living organisms.

  6. Closed session of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    In the Congress of the United States, a closed session (formally a session with closed doors) is a parliamentary procedure for the Senate or the House of Representatives to discuss matters requiring secrecy.

  7. Biopolitics - Wikipedia

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    Biopolitics is a concept popularized by the French philosopher Michel Foucault in the mid-20th century. [1] At its core, biopolitics explores how governmental power operates through the management and regulation of a population's bodies and lives.

  8. Procedures of the United States House of Representatives

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    The United States Constitution provides that each "House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings," [1] therefore each Congress of the United States, upon convening, approves its own governing rules of procedure.

  9. Regulation of science - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. government and state legislatures have also enacted regulations promoting science education. The National Defense Education Act of 1958 was passed soon after the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 and linked education with issues of national security. This law provided funding for scholarships and science programs. [15]