Better to know a knot and not need it, than need a knot and not know it. Grog's Basic Knots. Instructions: Move the mouse over each knot. Look at the description to find out what it can be used for. Click on the knot you wish to see. On the new page wait until the selected knot starts to tie itself.
In the United States, the approval of a treaty that has been negotiated by the US executive branch, either by the President or by the Secretary of State, must be approved by the US Senate. Treaties are approved by the President before they are submitted to the Senate for approval.
Once the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification, the President ratifies the treaty by signing an instrument of ratification. While the United States House of Representatives does not vote on it at all, the requirement for Senate advice and consent to ratification makes it considerably more difficult in the US than in other democracies to rally enough political support for international treaties.