pol sci quiz 2

What margin is required to override a presidential veto?

A two-thirds margin (Article I, Section 7)

What margin is required to choose the president?

A simple majority is required. The vote in the House is taken by state, with each state having one vote (Article II, Section 1 and the 12th Amendment).

What margin is required to ratify treaties?

A two-third margin (Article II, Section 2)

What margin is required to convict and remove a president?

A two-thirds margin (Article I, Section 3)

What margin is required to elevate a president's nominee to a seat on the Supreme Court?

The Constitution does not specify the margin required to confirm a president's nominee. When the Constitution is silent on the margin required, a simple majority is assumed.

What margin is required to impeach a president?

The Constitution does not specify the margin required to impeach a president. When the Constitution is silent on the margin required, a simple majority is assumed.

If no candidate for the presidency wins a simple majority of the total number of electoral votes, what body has the power to choose the president?

The House

What body has the power to impeach the president?

The House

What bodies have the power to override a presidential veto?

The House and the Senate

What body has the power to accept or to reject a president's nominations to the Supreme Court?

The Senate

What body has the power to convict the president of charges brought against him in the impeachment process and thereby remove him from the presidency?

The Senate

What body has the power to ratify treaties?

The Senate

The Constitution requires that the House and Senate have a simple majority of their members present to conduct legislative business. This is called a quorum requirement. If the House can muster only the minimum requirement for a quorum, what number of votes would be needed to pass a bill?

The minimum requirement for a quorum is a simple majority (Article I, Section 5), which with a total membership of 435 is 218. A simple majority of 218 would be required to pass a bill. That number is 110.

The Constitution specifies a three-fourths majority for just one process. What is it?

The vote of three-fourths of the states, or of conventions in three-fourths of the states, is required to ratify an amendment to the Constitution (Article V).