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The Speaker is the presiding officer of a legislative assembly in several countries. Some assemblies have a President or a Chairman instead.
The term originates from the British Parliament, where the Speaker of the House of Commons is responsible for presiding over debate. The Speaker does not vote (but they have a tie-breaker) and rarely gives a political opinion. All members (including the Prime Minister) address their speeches to the Speaker, and if two members want to talk at the same time, the Speaker decides who can go first. They also maintain discipline in the room, and are expected to be party neutral.
The US Congress adopted a Speaker for the House of Representatives. The American Speaker is the opposite - they are always the leader of the ruling party in the House. Furthermore, the Speaker usually does not preside, but chooses members of their own party to take it in turns.
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What is the title for the person who is the leader for the house of representatives?
They are called the "Speaker of the House".
The presiding officer of the house of Representatives is the?
He or she is called the Speaker of the House.
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The Speaker of the House. When the democrats were in the majority, Nancy Pelosi was Speaker. The House is currently under republican control and John Boehner occupies the Speakers chair.
Who become president after vice president?
speaker of house.
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Speaker of the House
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Speaker of the House
The leader of the lower house in a state's legislative branch is called the?
Speaker of the House --Tony Nichols--
The presiding officer of the House is the?
The speaker of the house
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The Speaker of the House.
The presiding officer of the house of representatives is?
speaker of the house
Presided over the House of Representatives?
speaker of the house
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The Speaker has a vote if he/she is a member of the house of representatives BUT ... the speaker of the house does not have to be a member of the house of representatives in order to become speaker so, the speaker has a vote if he/she is a member, but that does not always have to be the case
