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Has the vice president ever voted in the Senate on a bill or issue to break a tie?
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Yes, this has happened many times. It was particularly common during part of the George W. Bush administration because there was a period when each party controlled exactly half of the seats in the Senate, producing a significant number of opportunities for Vice President Dick Cheney to break ties.
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How does the vice president assist with law passing?
One of the Vice President's duties is that when the Senate votes on a bill and it is a tie, he can break the tie. So, for example, from 2001 to 2003, the US Senate was 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans. When a bill was voted on and came up exactly 50-50, the Vice President (Dick Cheney at the time, a Republican) would break the tie.
If you had been a member of the Senate would you have voted for or against convicting President Johnson?
I would have voted against President Johnson because he did something wrong and he should pay for it.
When is the last time a supreme justice was nominated by the president and voted down by the senate?
yes
What happens if there is a tie in the senate and there is no vice president?
Under the Senate's rules, a bill has to receive a majority (meaning more than half) of the votes to pass. Therefore, if there is a tie and there is no Vice President to break the tie, the bill fails because is has not received a majority. A previous answer asserted that the President Pro Tempore would break the tie--however, the President Pro Tem is a Senator and therefore would presumably have already voted.
Does the Vice President run the Senate or the House?
The vice president does not "run" the senate. However he is the president of the senate and can vote, if the senate vote is tied. In a way the senate majority leader can control the senate in that all bills can only reach the floor to be debated and voted on if he or she says so. Harry Reid, a democrat, now "controls" the senate
Is their a way a bill in the senate can be passed with only 50 votes?
I am assuming you mean if the 100 members of the Senate were to vote 50 in favor of a bill and 50 against it. In that case, it would be the responsibility of the President of the Senate, who is the Vice President of the United States, to cast the tie breaking vote. Assuming the Vice President voted in favor of the bill, it would pass. By the way, the only time the Vice President is allowed to vote is to break ties.
What must happen to have a bill sent to the president?
Most bills start in committees. A bill that passes committee is then voted on in the full house or senate. A bill must pass the house and the senate, and then it goes to the president.
How is the officer of the Senate chosen?
The presiding officer of the Senate is technically voted on. The most senior member of the majority party has been traditionally chosen as the President Pro-Tempore.
What roman government body could declare was or negotiate peace terms?
In ancient Rome whether to declare war or not was debated in the senate. The issue was then referred to the Assembly of the Soldiers, which voted on war and peace.
How is the presiding officer of the Senate chosen?
The presiding officer of the Senate is technically voted on. The most senior member of the majority party has been traditionally chosen as the President Pro-Tempore.
When was the last time the vice president voted in senate?
Well if i am correct, the VP is the president of the senate. He never does anything though. the only time he does anything is if the vote for a law or something is a tie. the VP will be the tie breaker for the Senate.
Who can cast a tie-breaking vote in the senate?
There is no casting vote in the Senate. In the event of a tie, no question may be affirmed in the positive.
