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What is a plausible explanation for why the president's party almost always loose seats in Congress in mid-term elections?
Often a president's party will lose seats in Congress during the midterm elections. This is likely due to people being dissatisfied with the president or party's performance and voting differently.
Were president and vice president always voted for as a party?
No.
Why are conservatives demonizing the president?
In a two party system, there will always be people who support the opposition party.
What political party is Barack Obama affilialtion?
President Obama is a Democrat. He has always been affiliated with the Democratic party.
What political party is United States's vice president in?
Joseph Robinette Biden, the current vice president of the US, is a Democrat. In US politics, it would be very unusual to have a president choose a vp candidate from a different party. Therefore, the only time there might be a difference would be in a case of succession following a death in office, but even then it would be very unusual.
Is a president always a member of the party in power?
No. The phrase " party in power" is unclear. It is not unusual for the two houses of Congress to be controlled by different parties and it can happen that both houses of Congress are controlled by the opposing party to the president. .
Is a president pro tempore a majority party member with the most seniority?
Yes. He actually is elected by the Senate so of course he is a member of the majority party and the custom is to vote for the person with the most seniority.Like most things regarding the running of the US Senate, there is no legal requirement that the President Pro Tempore be a member of the Senate Majority party. As the position is filled by a straight majority vote, however, it almost always falls to one in the current majority party.
What is the position of the president pro tempore of senate or vice president of the US always held by?
This person is elected by the Senate. Not surprisingly a member of the majority party always wins and the custom in recent years, at least, is to choose the majority party senator with the most seniority in the Senate. (I am not sure that such was always the rule.)
The most powerful leader in the house is the?
Speaker of the House, which is almost always the senior member of the majority party.
Why do you think the president and vice president are both from from the same party today?
They always have been from the same party. The political parties nominate a ticket to run together. It makes it easier to make decisions and to carry out functions of government when they come from the same party.
The typical member of Congress supports the president on national security roll-call votes?
almost always
Why are the president and vice president both from the same pardy today?
Because if the President and the VP were of differentparties, they would always have conflicting views. Being in the same party, they will agree more.
