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Why did the founding fathers set a supermajority to expel a senator?
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Who has the power to expel senator from office?
the senate
How many senators would be required to expel a senator from the state?
Two-thirds of those present must vote to expel. In the history of the Senate, only 15 have been expelled. Fourteen of them were expelled for supporting the Confederate Secession.
How many people in the senate need to agree to expel a member?
Article I, Section 5 of the US Constitution requires that 2/3 of the members must vote in favor in order to expel a member. Since there are currently 100 US Senators, 67 would need to vote in favor in order to expel a Senator.
What is required to expel a representitive or senator?
Expulsion of a U.S. Representative requires a two-thirds majority vote of U.S. Representatives, and expulsion of a U.S. Senator requires a two-thirds majority vote of U.S. Senators (U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 5, Clause 2).
Who has the authority to expel a member of the US House of Representatives?
A member of congress can be expelled from that house by a simple majority vote of the full house. Each house is responsible for its own members.Thus, for the US House of Representatives, a majority vote of its members can expel one of their own.ONLY the House in question can expel one of its members. No other means can be used.
How many votes needed to expel a member of the house or senate?
None. A senator or congressmen cannot be expelled since they were elected by the people for the people. If the controversy is big enough the Senator or congressmen will resign. If a member was expelled then the views of the people from that area would not be expressed. So the people themselves have the right to remove people from office when election rolls around. Ok, so why is it that in order to expel a senator form the Senate, two thirds of the Senate must agree? They can expel, but only with a two thirds vote, setting a very high requirement for a senator to be expelled because, like the previous answer the guy wrote, they were elected for the people by the people, and setting a low requirement by easily expelling a senator, would just indicate that the views of the people from that state area would not be expressed. There is an expel requirement, and you can see that in Article 1, Section 5, Clause 2 of the Constitution
How many syllables in expel?
Expel has two syllables.
Do ladybugs expel gases?
Yes, all ladybugs expel gases. All living things expel gases.
If hyperventilate do you retain or expel more carbon dioxide?
Expel
What is the past tense of expel?
The past tense of expel is expelled.
How could you put expel in a sentence?
I will tell the teacher to expel you if you do that again.
Does a fish use it tail to expel or propel itsefl through water?
expel
