Usually, when the president nominates someone to fill a top administrative post the Senate
A) blocks the nomination, forcing the president to nominate a new individual.
B) forces him to name, on average, three individuals before they give their consent.
C) confirms the nominee.
D) asks the Supreme Court for its opinion.
E) sends the decision to the House of Representatives.

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The Senate confirms or rejects a nominee with a simple majority vote, meaning that if they have at least 51 votes in favor, the nominee is confirmed. However, there have been cases where the Senate has blocked a nomination or forced the president to nominate a different individual, as seen in option A and B. Option D and E are not accurate as the Supreme Court does not have a role in the confirmation process and the House of Representatives is not involved in Senate confirmations.

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