Quorum and Voting Majorities

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1. Under Article VI, Section 16(2), what is the general constitutional quorum for each House of Congress to do business?
2. What constitutional vote is required to elect the Senate President or the Speaker of the House?
3. Under Article VI, Section 16(3), what affirmative vote is constitutionally required for a House to suspend or expel one…
4. Assume a hypothetical Senate has twenty-four sitting members, no vacancies or other exclusions, and all are within its …
5. In a hypothetical House with 300 sitting members and no vacancies or exclusions, 200 attend an election for Speaker. A …
6. A vetoed bill is reconsidered. Assume a hypothetical House of 300 sitting members and Senate of twenty-four, with no va…
7. Congress considers declaring the existence of a state of war. Assume a hypothetical full membership of 300 Representati…
8. Distinguish quorum from the affirmative vote required for a particular congressional action. Use the election of a Spea…
9. Assume a hypothetical Senate of twenty-four sitting members, with no vacancies or other exclusions. Eighteen attend a d…
10. A proponent of overriding a presidential veto says a very large affirmative vote in the House can compensate for a shor…
11. What fraction of Members present may require entry of the yeas and nays on a question in a House’s Journal under Articl…
12. In the absence of a quorum, which action does Article VI, Section 16(2) expressly permit a smaller number of Members?