Areas of the cortex located just behind the temples containing the neurons responsible for the sense of hearing and meaningful speech. Frontal Lobes Areas of the cortex located in the front and top of the brain, responsible for higher mental processes and decision making as well as the production of fluent speech.
As a practical matter, some might argue, if a filibuster is threatened and it takes 60 votes to end debate in the Senate, then it does take 60 votes to pass a bill. Nothing in the Constitution says that a three-fifths majority is necessary to pass ordinary legislation.
Question: How many total electoral votes are there? Answer: The number of electoral votes is derived by adding the number of Senators (100) plus the number of members in the House of Representatives (435) plus three (3) additional votes for the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia was awarded three electoral votes with the passage of the 23rd amendment in 1961. This adds up to 538 total votes. To win the presidency, a candidate needs to get more than 50% of the electoral votes. Half of 538 is 269. Therefore, 270 votes are needed to win. The total number of total electoral votes does not vary from year to year because the number of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate does not change.