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According to Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the US Constitution:
He(the President) shall have the Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Thus treaties require a 2/3 majority but appointments require only a simple majority vote in the Senate.
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∙ 7y agoAccording to Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the US Constitution:
He(the President) shall have the Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Thus treaties require a 2/3 majority but appointments require only a simple majority vote in the Senate.
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What process by which the presidential appointment is approved by the Senate?
Confirmation
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How are US Secretaries of State put in office?
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Cabinet member senate confirmation?
senate confirmation of cabinet members
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What presidential appointments do not require senate confirmation?
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The Senate has no check on the appointments of federal judges.
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Does the Senate approve appointments?
yes the senate approves an appointment
What is confirmation power?
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