Assertion: senate | /r/HasProperty | given important powers
Facets:
value: under consent
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The Senate is given important powers under the “advice and consent” provisions (Article II, section 2) of the Constitution: ratification of treaties requires a two-thirds majority of all senators present and a simple majority for approval of important public appointments, such as those of cabinet members, ambassadors, and justices of the Supreme Court.