Power to Confirm Certain Presidential Appointments

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1. Which composition does Article VI, Section 18 prescribe for the Commission on Appointments?
2. When may the Senate President vote as chair of the Commission on Appointments under Article VI, Section 18?
3. Within what period does Article VI, Section 18 direct the Commission on Appointments to act on appointments submitted t…
4. Which listed Armed Forces appointment falls within the rank category expressly requiring Commission on Appointments con…
5. The Commission on Appointments takes a nomination vote and the result is tied. The Senate President, acting as chair, p…
6. Congress is in session. The President nominates a new Secretary of Foreign Affairs through the ordinary appointment pro…
7. Congress has adjourned and is not in session. The chair of the Commission on Appointments calls a meeting solely to dec…
8. A commentator says the full Senate alone is the Commission on Appointments and that the Senate President may approve no…
9. Identify the appointments expressly listed in Article VII, Section 16 as requiring presidential nomination and Commissi…
10. A nomination has been pending for thirty calendar days, but Congress has held fewer than thirty session days since its …
11. What basis does Article VI prescribe for choosing the senatorial and representative members of the Commission on Appoin…
12. Under Article VI, Section 19, what vote may call a meeting of the Commission on Appointments while Congress is in sessi…