Supermajority rule gave southern Democrats an effective veto over any presidential nominee for many years, until the rule's abolition at the 1936 Democratic National Convention. A majority vote, or more than half the votes cast, is a common voting basis. Instead of the basis of a majority, a supermajority can be specified using any fraction or percentage which is greater than one-half (i.e., 50%). It can also be called a qualified majority. Common supermajorities include three fifths (60%), two thirds (67%), and three quarters (75%). A two-thirds vote, when unqualified, means two-thirds or more of the votes cast. This voting basis
Quarters of Rome 1926. These two were later officially renamed, the XVII becoming "Trieste" in 1946 and the XVI becoming "Monte Sacro" in 1951. Other quarters have been renamed: the quarter XV, previously called Milvio, became "Della Vittoria" in 1935, while the III, once known as Vittorio Emanuele III in honor of the King of Italy, was renamed "Pinciano" in 1946. In 1961, 18 more quarters were established and numbered XVIII to XXXV. Some of the new quarters were created dismembering five eastern suburbs of the city, some others were established in the rural area around the city, the so called Agro Romano