ABSTRACT
Finally,astandardagendaisoneinwhichateveryoutcomenodefollows afinaldecisionnodevsuchthatr(v)isatwo-elementset{x,xo},where xoisthestatusquo.Putsubstantively,astandardagendainvariablyentails afinalvoteagainstthestatusquo.Backward-builtamendmentagendasare standardbutforward-builtonesarenot.Successive,sequential,andbillby-billagendasarenotstandard.Anagendawithcompatibleamendments (suchasAgendaExample6)isineffectabill-by-billagenda'standardized' byafinalvoteagainstthestatusquo.
