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  2. List of positions filled by presidential appointment with ...

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    The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions: [7] Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect ...

  3. Appointments Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Appointments Clause appears at Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 and provides:... and [the President] 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 ...

  4. Nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the ...

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    The Appointments Clause does not set qualifications for being a Supreme Court justice (e.g. age, citizenship or admission to the bar) nor does it describe the intellectual or temperamental qualities that justices should possess. [5] As a result, each president has had their own criteria for selecting individuals to fill Supreme Court vacancies ...

  5. Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his ...

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    President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...

  6. Trump demands next Senate leader allow him to bypass approval ...

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    Recess appointments are a provision that allows the president to appoint a cabinet position for a maximum of two years without the Senate’s approval when the chamber is out of session.

  7. List of confirmation votes for the Supreme Court of the ...

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    The president has the plenary power to nominate and to appoint, while the Senate possesses the plenary power to reject or confirm the nominee prior to their appointment. [1] [2] Of the 163 nominations that presidents have submitted for the court, 137 have progressed to a full-Senate vote. 126 were confirmed by the Senate, while 11 were rejected.

  8. 5 takeaways: Why Trump wants to use 'recess appointments' to ...

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    Once the appointment expires, officials can be renominated by the president and seek congressional approval or be reappointed during another recess. 4. Senate must be in recess 10 days or longer ...

  9. First cabinet of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was the approval of Mattis's waiver to become Secretary of Defense. After being confirmed by the Senate on the evening of January 20, 2017, in a vote of 98–1, Mattis was sworn in by Vice President Pence on the same evening.