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When the United States Senate stalled over the acceptance of The Treaty of Versailles, Wilson became determined. He argued the points on a moral basis. The US did not sign.
The Senate committees decide which bills, of any kind (statute and Constitutional Amendment alike) go to the Senate floor.
been willing to compromise with League opponents in Congress
The Senate rejected it.
Wilson could have compromised with the Senate and been willing to make changes to the provisions he wished to ask for in the treaty before he went to Versailles. He could have taken a couple, more-important Senators with him to the meeting. The Senate was also suspicious of the League of Nations. They worried that if they signed the Treaty, the League would get the US involved in later world conflicts.
It was called the Connecticut Compromise. In 1787, at the Constitution Convention, this compromised was reached in which a bicameral legislature was accepted, where there would be a Senate and a House of Representatives.
AnswerTwo-Thirds of the senate.
No.
Absolutely! The Senate of Canada can not only delay bills, but it can also make any amendments it so chooses, or it can defeat a bill entirely. The House of Commons has no way to pass a bill without the agreement of the Senate. (The only exception is for some types of constitutional amendments, where the Senate has only a suspensive veto of 180 days.)
Hon. Sharon R. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson.
Hon. Sharon R. Wilson