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Can the Majority party be the same in the House and the Senate?
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Prime minister is the leader of the political party with a majority of seats in the Senate?
No, in both Ireland and Canada, the Prime Minister leads the largest party in the lower house (Dail in Ireland and House of Commons in Canada). In Australia the prime minister is the leader of the political group with a mayority in the lower house / house of representatives. The leader of the senate is caled the president of the senate. the president of the senate doesnot necesarily have to be of the same party as that of the prime minister.
What decides weather a political party will be the majority or minority party?
The majority party is the party to which the most representatives or senators belong. The other party is the minority party.
How did Congress manage to get its way about Reconstruction over Johnsons disapproval?
When more than two thirds of the membership of the U.S. House or Senate represents the same party, it is called a super-majority. When one party is represented by a super-majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, like the Republican Party was from 1865-03-04 to 1873-03-03, they have the power to make any bill a law whether the President likes it or not.
What are the effects of party system?
1 - Typically whichever party holds the Majority of members in either house (i.e. House of Representatives or Senate), they establish the number of members that sit on each of the standing committees. And you can safely say that they will set it up so that there are more members of the majority party than not. For example, let's say there are 21 members on the House Transportation committee. Odds are, at least 11 members will be Democrats (since they hold the majority in the House) and the remaining members will be Republicans. This is to make sure that the majority party (if they keep all of their members in line) get to decide what policy will be. 2 - All Committee Chairperson are appointed by the Speaker of the House/Majority Leader of the Senate (depending on which House you're talking about). It is clear that those chairs are going to be from the same party as the Speaker. Committee Chairpersons control the agenda and dictate when committees meet, what they talk about, and when they vote. That is a lot of power in the committee system.
What decides whether a political party will be the minority or the majority party?
Republican members of each house choose their own leaders, and the Democratic members do the same. The political party that has the most members in each house is known as the majority party. The political party that has fewer members is called the minority party.
Why do you think the president and vice president are both from the same party today.?
They run as a team and are both elected by the same electors who have pledged to support their candidacy. The only way they could not be from the same party would be if no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote so the House of Representatives chose the President and the Senate chose the Vice-President.
Why do you think the president and vice president both from the same party today?
They run as a team and are both elected by the same electors who have pledged to support their candidacy. The only way they could not be from the same party would be if no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote so the House of Representatives chose the President and the Senate chose the Vice-President.
Who is the leader of the minority party in the lower house responsible for informing party members and organizing resistance to programs submitted by the majority?
The leader of the minority party in the lower house responsible for informing members and organizing resistance to the majority is the whip. Whips exist in both houses and both the majority and minority parties to get party members on the same page.
Does the speaker of the house have to be the same political party as the president?
No. The speaker of the house is appointed by the majority party in the House, and has always been a member of that party. The speaker can be anyone, even if they are not a member of the House. (barring a breach of balance of powers; i.e. a Governor could not also be the speaker).
Each house has a party election to determine who will be the spokesman for the party called the majority or minority?
The majority party in each house of Congress selects its spokesperson, known as the Majority Leader, through an internal party election. The role of the Majority Leader is to represent the party's interests, set the legislative agenda, and coordinate legislative activities. The same process is followed by the minority party to select its spokesperson, known as the Minority Leader. These leaders play crucial roles in shaping legislative priorities and strategies.
Who is the leader for the House of Representatives?
in a state house, committee meetings are led by chair persons, selected by leadership (speaker, majority floor leader, whip, and caucus chair). Majority party chooses chairs for each committee. Floor action (debate, vote, bringing bills to a floor vote) is also done by leadership decisions though the majority floor leader acts as the director/conductor. I think its the same at Congress.
Is house of repersentative and senate the same thing?
no.
