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Such is his Constitutional role. He sits up at the front of the Senate and chairs the meetings when he is there. The chairing is a formality- the Senate has rules that govern the debates and who gets the floor and for how long. However, the VP is allowed to break a tie-vote and there have been occasions when the VP decided some relatively important votes.

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According to the United States Constitution, the Vice-President of the United States serves as the President of the Senate. This means that the Vice-President has the authority to preside over and manage the proceedings of the Senate. However, they only have the power to cast a vote in the event of a tie.

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