the vice-president
the vice-president
I assume you mean the US Senate. From the Constitution: "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided."
Yes, the Vice-President of the United States is the President of the Senate. As of 2014 the current President of the Senate is Joe Biden.
to break a tie in the senate
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. (quote from the Constitution), In other words, he can vote to break a tie. The current Vice President of the United States is Joe Biden.
Normally it is the Vice President who is ex officio the President of the Senate. But most of the time it is the President Pro Tempore of the majority party who often delegates the power to the newer members of the house. In response to the answer above ^, Article 1 Section 3 of the Constitution states: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Vice President of the United States is the presiding officer of the Senate and is in charge of it. However, the day-to-day operations of the Senate are overseen by the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader, who are elected by the members of their respective parties.
These duties are found in the US Constitution.Specifically:Article I, Section 3"The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided."Amendment 25, Section 1"In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice Presidentshall become President."
One of the Vice President's duties is that when the Senate votes on a bill and it is a tie, he can break the tie. So, for example, from 2001 to 2003, the US Senate was 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans. When a bill was voted on and came up exactly 50-50, the Vice President (Dick Cheney at the time, a Republican) would break the tie.
The vice-president of the United States votes to break the tie. Article 1, Section 3 states: " The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided."
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. (quote from the Constitution), In other words, he can vote to break a tie. The current Vice President of the United States is Joe Biden.
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate.. He can not vote unless there is a tie but he can vote to break a tie. Such is his only power.