In the United States, a constitutional amendment must receive two-thirds of the votes in Congress.
Lyndon Johnson 1965 Nope, It was Jimmy Carter 1977
Congress is set up to slow down new legislation. In the Senate a supermajority of 3/5, typically 60 votes are needed to get cloture or end debate in order to even vote for the bill. A minority of 2/5, typically 40 can stop a bill in the Senate with a filibuster by having "endless debate"
Whenever 2/3 of the House of Representatives agree. Article 5
An example is Eric Deaton and/or Ben Flranklin!
Voting is an example of REPUBLICANISM (: Smile :)
A supermajority (2/3) in both houses of Congress.
Currently, the Islamist Freedom and Justice Party (AKP) has a supermajority of seats in the Turkish Parliament.
Lyndon Johnson 1965 Nope, It was Jimmy Carter 1977
Because to "impeach" the President, not only can a select few vote to get rid of him, for the sake of the citizens of the United States.
Supermajority votes in the House and Senate are required, as well as ratification by 3/4 of the states. This is how legislation of an amendment occurs.
For a majority system, all that is required to reach a decision is that a majority of voters prefer one alternative to another. In a two-thirds majority system (also known as supermajority), two-thirds of voters must prefer one alternative to another for it to be decided. This means more support is necessary under supermajority than under simple majority rule.
Congress can override the Presidents veto by a Supermajority Vote (2/3 of members)
yes unless overturn by the relevant congress or legislature, certain legislatures allow for a simple majority, some a supermajority, some require a joint session to pass a majority.
Because the board's Rules of Procedure require a supermajority of five votes to approve the issuance of any new standard, no more than four board members can meet privately to discuss technical issues
A number greater than a simple majority (51%) but less than a total majority (100%). The actual required number can vary according to the wording of statute or company bylaws, but is generally considerd to be at least two/thirds (66 2/3%) of the vote.
The term you are looking for is consensus, if by general agreement you mean everyone agrees.If you mean how many people makes a general agreement? You'd probably need a clear majority - more than a majority, something like a supermajority.
Answer 1Because the framers of the Constitution wanted to make it difficult to change the Constitution in order to be certain that a strong majority was in favor of the change, and therefore discourage "frivolous" changes.Answer 2I think the answer to this question is to draft a Declaration of Independence.