Have to go the Constitution 17 89 Article two, Section two Claws, too, And it says shall nominate and buying 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.

The best way to think about Senate confirmation is through a series of steps.

As soon as the nominee is announced, the media attention starts an outside interest.

Groups get to roll up their sloughs.

Step one.

Paper nominees have to fill out a ton forms before they could get confirmed.

Think of it like a job interview.

On paper, they have to fill out a White House questionnaire, pass an FBI background check and fill out a financial disclosure.

They want to know every speech you gave every club you're in.

Step number two.

Photo walk.

Here's where you get to make your debut as the nomination over Step three.

The hearings Remember Clarence Thomas?

This is a circus.

The nominee is on the hot seat.

Four hours.

Once the hearing is over, those same centers are going to take a vote and committed.

And if a nominee can get through committee, then they go to the floor for a full vote of all 100 senators.

Emotion reconsider vote by which coach was not evoke on this nomination.

So how many votes do you need to get officially confirmed?

51 is all it takes.

Supreme Court, though, is different.

You still need 60.

Senate confirmation hasn't always been that easy.

Dick Cheney was President George H.

W, which is second pick for defense secretary.

Bush's original pick was former Senator John Tower, Texas, but the Senate rejected his nomination in 1989.

At least now you know how they work.