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Is the Vice President constitutionally authorized to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate?
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∙ 15y ago
That is correct. Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution specifies that the Vice President shall be the President of the Senate, and he may vote only in the case of a tie.
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Can the president bypass Congress in any of his appointments?
The president cannot bypass a Constitutionally mandated consent to an appointment. Congress has authorized the president to make certain appointments without Senate approval, but that does not mean that the president is bypassing the Senate. In addition, the president may make temporary appointments when the Senate is not in session, but those are must eventually be confirmed when the Senate reconvenes.
Which senator cast the first tiebreaking vote?
John Adams, because he was the first president of the Senate -- he was VP, and the VP casts the tiebreaker vote.
What is the vice presidents only constitutionally defined job?
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate, with the power to break tie votes.
Why should the vice president work with the legislature when he or she is a member of the executive?
Under the Constitution, the Vice-President of the United States holds the office of President of the Senate, and has the power to cast the tiebreaking vote, should a bill have the same number of "Yea" and "Nay" votes
What group is presided over by a non-member?
One is the US Senate, which is constitutionally presided over by the Vice President as President of the Senate. The VP is not technically a Senator and may only vote to break a tie. The same applies to the analogous body, the Rajya Sabha (Senate of India).
The Vice President of the US is the chief officer of what body?
The vice president is the president of the U.S. Senate.In the US, the Vice President is the President of the Senate. In the US Constitution, the Vice President is the next in line of succession to the Presidency in case the President should be removed from office. Otherwise, the Vice President's only constitutionally prescribed role in government is to be the President of the Senate. In that capacity, he has the authority to preside over the Senate while in session, but may not vote in the Senate except to break a tie vote.
Presidential succession of the president of the senate?
The President of the US Senate is the Vice President of the United States. Only someone holding the Office of the Vice President (NOT even the Acting Vice President) can occupy the President of the Senate.If the V.P. is not currently present in the Senate, the position of President Pro Tempore of the Senate will act in his stead, performing the normal actions that the President of the Senate does, EXCEPTING that the PPT may not cast any tiebreaking vote - that is solely for the V.P. to do.So, to answer your question, there is no succession for the President of the Senate. If the Office of the V.P. is vacant, then no one assumes its powers until a new V.P. is appointed and confirmed. That is, the powers of the Office of the V.P. do not transfer to anyone should it be vacant, and no one automatically fills the V.P. position on its vacancy.
What is the name of Pakistan's upper house?
The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of parliament, with a constitutionally mandated strength of 104 members, of which 17 are reserved for women and 4 for religious minorities. According to the Constitution, the President cannot dissolve the Senate. Members of the Senate are elected by the Provincial Assemblies and serve for a period of six years.
When could the president fill a vancy in us sentate?
The President can never appoint someone to fill a Senate vacancy. The U.S. Constitution allows the Governor of the state to which the vacant seat is entitled to make a temporary appointment to fill the seat until a special election can be held, but only if the state legislature has passed a bill allowing him/her to do so. Actually there is one Senate vacancy for which the President appoints a replacement: the U.S. Vice President, who constitutionally is also the President of the Senate. Vice presidential appointments require the approval of both houses of Congress.
What official is the president of the senate?
The Vice President is the president of the Senate.
How official is the president of the senate?
The president of the senate is the Vice President.
The actions of the senate are authorized by who?
The role of the Senate is authorized in Section 3 of Article 1 of the Constitution. Information about the Section 3 of Article 1 of the Constitution is on the website below http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec3.html
