a tax increase bill has the support of 293 out of 435 members of the house of representatives and 63 out of 100 senators and the president promises to veto the bill if it is passed a 2/3 super makority is required by both to override a presidential veto.
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1. A tax increase bill has the support of 293 out of 435 members of the House of Representatives, and 63 out of 100 senators. The President promises to veto the bill if it is passed. A 2/3 super majority is required by both the House and the Senate to override a presidential veto. Is the bill likely to become law? Explain.
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a. Of the 100 senators in the U.S. Senate, favor a new bill on health care reform. The opposing senators start a filibuster. Is the bill likely to pass? Yes or No, it is unlikely the bill will pass because those in favor don't have the needed majority to end the filibuster. b. A criminal conviction in a particular state requires a vote by the jury members. On an -member jury, jurors vote to convict. Will the defendant be convicted? Yes or No, the defendant will not be convicted because those voting to convict don't have the required majority of the jury. c. A proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution has passed both the House and the Senate with more than the required 2/3 supermajority. Each state holds a vote on the amendment, and it receives a majority vote in all but of the 50 states. Is the Constitution amended? No, the Constitution is not amended because the amendment doesn't have the approval of the needed 3/4 majority of the states. d. A tax increase bill has the support of out of 100 senators and out of 435 members of the House of Representatives. The President promises to veto the bill if it is passed. Is it likely to become law? No, the bill is not likely to become law because it doesn't have the needed 2/3 supermajority in either the House or the Senate.
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