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Yes it is passed by saying yeas and nays. Weird, uh?
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What was the final vote total on the 700 billion bailout plan?
In the House: 263 Yeas and 171 Nays. In the Senate: 74 Yeas and 25 Nays. Adding links to full list of votes.
Is there a word starting with y to do with government?
· yeas and nays · yield · yield the floor · yield time
How do you spell I as in all in favor say I?
The spelling of the word is aye (also seen as the naval "aye, aye").The use of ayes and nays is another form of yeas and nays.
What does it means Shall be determined by yeas and Nays?
This is basically stating there will be a vote. Depending on which gets majority, whether it's yes or no.
What political word starts with y?
· yeas and nays · yield · yield the floor · yield time
What is a word in government that begins with the letter y?
Yeas and nays and yield time are words used in the U.S. Congress. They begin with the letter Y.
Are there any government related words starting with y?
Yeas and nays, yield the floor and yield time are government related terms. They begin with the letter y.
What rhymes with tazed?
Some rhymes include: daze faze gaze glaze haze laze (to lie about lazily) maze maize bays bay's days day's Fay's gays hays Hayes jays lays Mays May's neighs nays (the nays have it - have the majority of the vote) quays pays rays ways yeas (the yeas have it - have the majority of the vote)
What are some words that deal with government that start with the letter y?
The word "yield" frequently is used during debates in government legislative bodies. Upon counting the votes in a legislative body, they announce the number of "yeas and nays".
What act was passed on June 15 1917 that punished people for the anti war activities?
they was hung in 1917 two yeas after the war they was hung in 1917 two yeas after the war
What are naes?
When a board of directors or a government legislature decides to vote verbally on an issue, a bill, a piece of business, a proposal, etc., the person presiding over the meeting usually asks all in favor to say "Aye" or "Yea", after which he/she asks all opposed to say "Nay". This will often be done to save time when a unanamous or nearly unanamous vote is expected. So ayes or yeas are "yes" votes, and nays are "no" votes.
What proportion of the present members of a house must desire that their Yeas and Nays be recorded before they are entered in the journal?
It requires a proportion of one-fifth yea and nay votes of the members of the House present before the results can be entered on the journal. This is stated in clause 3 of section 5 in the United States Constitution.
