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If there is no majority in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives chooses the President. If there is a tie in the College, one of the two people tying must be chosen. Otherwise, someone from the top three must be chosen. Each state gets one vote. The representatives from each state meet and decide what their vote will be.
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How is the presiding officer in each house chosen?
THe House Speaker and the Senate majority leader are elected from the majority party. The Senate also has a president pro tempore who is elected by the Senate and now is traditionally the majority senator with the most seniority. The Vice President of the United States is the president of the Senate, but can not vote except in the case of a tie. The vice president is elected by the elecoral college along with the President.
How many times has the vice president been chosen by the U.S. senate?
No times. The senate has never chosen the vice-president. In 1824 when no candidate for president got a majority, John C. Calhoun still won a majority of the electoral vote for vice-president.
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.
What president was chosen by the house of represenatives?
John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House after no one got a majority of the electoral votes.
How is the president pro tempore chosen?
They are the longest sitting member of the majority party of the senate
True or False If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes the vice-president is chosen by the Senate?
true
Who is in charge of the Senate when the vice president is not acting as president of the Senate?
The senate elects a president pro tempore who is the longest serving majority Senator. There are also majority and minority Senate leaders. Unless there is a vote and a tie occurs, it does not matter much who chairs the Senate and members take turns presiding . If a tie vote seems likely, the vice- president will be there more than likely.
Who are US Supreme Court justices chosen and approved by?
US Supreme Court justices are chosen (nominated) by the President and approved by a simple majority vote of the Senate.
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 offical is the the president of the senate?
There isn't a "president" of the Senate, despite Palins reference. The Vice President sits to act when there is a tie vote. He casts the breaking vote. There are Senate minority and majority leaders.
Who controls the senate when the vice presidents not there?
The vice president is the president of the Senate and has the tie-breaking vote, so when the vice president is not there, the Senate is typically presided over by the president pro tempore. The president pro tempore is a senator from the majority party and is elected by the Senate to serve as its presiding officer in the absence of the vice president.
Who elects the vice president if there is a tie in the electoral votes?
The US Senate would choose the vice president from among the top three if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes.
