Question

Passing the federal budget often requires cooperation between Democrats and Republicans in Congress because the:____________a. Senate must approve the budget with a supermajority vote (60 out of 100 votes), and rarely does one party hold 60 seats. b. Senate must approve the budget with a unanimous vote (100 out of 100 votes), and rarely does one party hold all 100 seats. c. House of Representatives must approve the budget with a supermajority vote (335 out of 435 votes), and rarely does one party hold 335 seats. d. House of Representatives must approve the budget with a unanimous vote (435 out of 435 votes), and rarely does one party hold all 435 seats.

Answer 1

Answer:A. Senate must approve the budget with a supermajority vote (60 out of 100 votes), and rarely does one party hold 60 seats.

Explanation: It is require by the constitution for budget to approved by the Senate before the executive can start implementing the budget.

Each department comes before the Senate committees to defend their part of the budget allocated to them, so the committee screen and scrutinize the planned spending.

The last stage is when the whole Senate vote to approve the budget, if the votes is 60 above out of 100 the budget stands approved.

Answer 2

a. Senate must approve the budget with a supermajority vote (60 out of 100 votes), and rarely does one party hold 60 seats.

Step-by-step explanation:

This will help to establish that both the Democrats and Republicans in Congress was carried along and consented to the budget.