The position of Speaker of the House of Representatives is outlined in Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution, which states, "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; ..."
All of the members of the House vote for the Speaker. While not required, the Speaker usually belongs to the political party that holds the majority in the house. The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected Member of Congress, although no one has ever been elected in this way.
The Speaker is elected following each mid-term election held every-other year, and serves a two year term. Along with the title and duties, the Speaker of the House continues to serve as the elected representative from his or her congressional district, and takes part in debate and votes like all other representatives.
He or she is elected by the majority party in the House of Represenatives.
They are elected by the people in their state or district
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I believe it is the House of Representatives. If not it's the Senate.
no they can not and neither can the senate.
There are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives.
There are 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
There are 15 Michigan Representatives in the US House of Representatives. There are 110 Representatives in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Illinois currently has 19 representatives in the House of Representatives.
The lower house of Congress is called the House of Representatives. Although, the United States does not really use terms like that.
The U.S House has 435 representatives.
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives.
There are 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.