Government voting math
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A bill is sent to the President of the United States when it has passed both houses of Congress. A majority vote in both the House of Representatives (435 members) and the Senate (100 members) is needed for the bill to passed on the President. The majority vote is a majority of the members presents, as long as more than one-half of all the members are present. More than one-half of the members makes up what is called a quorum.
Once the bill comes to him, the President may either sign the bill, making it a law, or he can veto the bill. His veto sends the bill back to Congress.
Congress can still make the bill a law by overriding the Presidential veto. To override the veto 2/3 of the members of each legislative body must vote to override it. Again, this is 2/3 of a quorum of members.
1). Assume that 420 members of the House are available to vote. How many votes are necessary to make up a majority, which is anything over 1/2?
2). If 90 members of the Senate are available to vote, how many votes would constitute a majority?
3). How many votes from a group of 420 members of the House would be necessary to overturn a veto?
4). How many votes from a group of 90 members of the Senate would be necessary to overturn a veto?
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This shows how to determine majority and votes necessary to overturn a veto.
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1). Assume that 420 members of the House are available to vote. How many votes are necessary to make up a majority, which is anything over 1/2?
Response: One half of 420 equals 210. Therefore, to have a ...
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