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There are no executive powers that are held by the Senate. Executive powers are reserved only for the President of the United States.
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Who is the Constitutional power to appoint ambassadors and to negotiate treaties is vested in?
The Senate.
To which of the senate's constitutional powers of advice and consent not extend?
The presidents power to make executive decidions
Who as a member of the Senate will have the power to determine if any of the amendments proposed by the House will be accepted?
The Senate committees decide which bills, of any kind (statute and Constitutional Amendment alike) go to the Senate floor.
The constitutional officer who presides over the Senate?
The Vice President of the United States is the constitutional officer who presides over the Senate. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate if the VP is unavailable.
What is meant by the Senate's sole power to try impeachments?
The House of Representatives has the constitutional authority to bring charges (impeachment) on the President. However the Senate is the group that can put the president on trial for the charges brought by the house.
Who decides whether a law is constitutional or not?
The American Judicial System, part of the Senate decides which laws are constitutional.
Who has the constitutional authority to make a treaty with foreign countries?
the Senate
Can senate term length be changed?
Only by a constitutional amendment
What is the main constitutional principal when the senate rejects a treaty?
Veto
How can Harry Reid refuse to bring a bill passed by the House to the Senate floor?
The Constitution doesn't give the House of Representatives any power to control what the Senate does. So if the senators don't want to discuss a House bill they don't have to. The Constitution does give the Senate the power to set its own procedure, and if the Senate has chosen to do outrageous things like allow invisible filibusters then the only things you can do about it are to vote for a Senate candidate who is against dodgy Senate procedure or to campaign for a Constitutional Amendment to impose sensible procedures on the Senate.
What powers does only the US Senate possess?
The US Senate has the power to approve treaties and the power to declare war. This Constitutional duty has been blurred by political acts by the executive branch. The US president has usurped the Senate's role in foreign affairs by either using the United Nations or a executive prerogative of some sort depending on the issue at hand.
Who has the constitutional authority to appoint all federal judges?
The president of the United States has the constitutional authority to appoint all federal judges. This power is granted to the president under the advice and consent clause found in Article II of the US Constitution.
