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Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate) - US Senate Historical Office's compendium of information about the office and the people who have held it, including detailed discussion of the role of the Vice President in presiding over the Senate.
Senate Precedents Regarding the Vice President of the United States - Details about historical Senate precedents regarding the President of the Senate are provided by Riddick's Senate Procedure, in adobe acrobat (pdf) format.
The Senate and the United States Constitution - The position of the Vice President as President of the Senate was borrowed from the New York Constitution.
Vice Presidential Tie-Breaking Votes - The Constitution gives the Vice President of the United States power to vote when the Senate is equally divided, and the Senate Historian has listed all of those occasions when the Senate President has broken a tie vote.
Constitutional Role of the Vice President of the United States - The Framers of the Constitution explain why they designated the Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate, in Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution.
Definition of "Casting Vote" in Oxford English Dictionary - The President of the Senate has what is called a "casting vote," defined as the decisive vote of a presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided.
Federalist No. 68 by Alexander Hamilton - Hamilton wrote that "to secure at all times the possibility of a definite resolution of the body, it is necessary that the President [i.e. the Vice President of the U.S.] should have only a casting vote."
Vice President of the United States - White House website official home page for this office. Includes biography, speeches, and photos.
Manuel Roxas - Senate president of the Philippine Commonwealth government, Manuel Roxas served the Japanese conquerors during World War II and like Jose Laurel and his cabinet, was branded a collaborator. He survived the war to become the first president of the Philippine Republic.
Thomas Jefferson's Manual Of Parliamentary Practice - Jefferson was the second Senate President, and he put together this manual which is nowadays more applicable in the House of Representatives than the Senate.

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President pro tempore of the United States Senate - The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator. The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate ex officio, and thus is the highest-ranking official of the Senate; during his absence, the President pro ...
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines - The President Pro-Tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines. During the absence of the Senate President, the Senate President pro tempore presides over the Senate.
President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate - The President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Senate and the highest-ranking senator. The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the President of the Senate ex officio, and thus is the highest-ranking member of the Senate; during her absence, the President pro tempore presides over the ...
President of the Maryland State Senate - The President of the Maryland State Senate presides as president of the Maryland State Senate. The President is elected by the Senate annually on the first day of the legislative session.
President of the Nigerian Senate - The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate of Nigeria. The Senate President is chosen in an indirect election conducted within the Senate.