Yes: each chamber can adopt its own procedures

Article Abstract:

Requiring a supermajority vote for tax hikes is constitutional and consistent with majority control and with the separation of powers. A legislative rule not subject to repeal by a majority would be unconstitutional because it would act as a constitutional amendment. Along with being constitutional, the supermajority rule is also good policy. For the last 50 years, the US has faced the situation of interest groups being able to obtain benefits which a diffuse majority paid for. The super-majority rule is an attempt to restore majority power without the radical step of a constitutional amendment.

Laws, regulations and rules, Practice, United States. Congress, Representative government and representation, Representative government, Majorities

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Vocabulary of ADR procedures

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Terms used in describing ADR techniques must be similarly understood by all who use them. Terms include non-binding arbitration, binding arbitration, court-annexed arbitration, caucus arbitration, "baseball" or "final-offer" arbitration and Mediation and Last Offer Arbitration (MEDALOA). Non-binding arbitration, for example, is moderately formal and rarely includes live witnesses. Binding arbitration is a formal presentation where the binding award is enforceable in court.

Terminology, Dispute resolution (Law)

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Examining senate procedures through narrative

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Many legal scholars advocate for reforms to Congress's lawmaking power because they believe it no longer responds to the popular majority. However, this is a mistaken belief that could be corrected by a study of Congress using narrative. A study of procedure in the US Senate is presented as an example.

Legislative Bodies, US Senate, Study and teaching, Democracy, United States. Congress. Senate, Parliamentary procedure, Narratives

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