The U.S. Constitution requires that the Senate have two officers. Theses are the President of the Senate, which is the Vice President of the United States, and the President pro tempore, which is traditionally the senior member of the majority party in the Senate.
The Senate must approve of certain high officials appointed by the President because it is required to do so the US Constitution. The process is outlined in Article Two of the United States Constitution.
Constitution
According to the us constitution who is the presiding officer of the senate?
presiodent
Yes, in Article I, Section 3, the US Constitution establishes the United States Senate.
elected by the members
2/3
The Senate must approve of certain high officials appointed by the President because it is required to do so the US Constitution. The process is outlined in Article Two of the United States Constitution.
Constitution
seniority
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The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
speaker of the house, majority leader, minority leader. boom.
According to the us constitution who is the presiding officer of the senate?
Supermajority votes in the House and Senate are required, as well as ratification by 3/4 of the states. This is how legislation of an amendment occurs.
the president
Article 2 section 2 of the US constitution "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments."