In the United States House of Representatives, being able to control the debate is one advantage of the majority party. The ability to choose the Speaker of the House is another significant advantage.
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The democrats are the majority party in the senate and the house. The democrats are majority party in the congress of 2007.
The House majority whip is basically the third highest ranking position in the house, behind the speaker and the majority leader. The house majority whip is a member of the majority party and is responsible for trying to unite his party and get party members to vote with the party.
The majority party controls the standing committees in each house of congress. The U.S. Congress includes the United States House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate.
the party with majority of seats in lower house/house of representative form government. the prime minister is selected by the political party which the belong to so australians don't actually vote from the prime minister we vote for the party hope that helped!
The Vice President is not a part of the House of Representatives. The Vice President is Chairman of the Senate. The leader of the House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. He is the most prominent member of the majority party. Beneath him is the Whip Majority Leader, or the Representative who presides over the House's meetings in the Speaker's absence. The minority party also has a leader and whip leader; by tradition, these would instantly become the Speaker and Whip Majority Leader if, in the next election, the minority party became the majority.
The Republicans are the majority party in the House of Representatives. The Democrats are the majority party in the Senate.
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The House Speaker is always a member of the majority party for the simple reason that he is elected by a majority vote of the House.
The leader of the US House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. As of January 2011, the Speaker is Republican John Boehner of Ohio. The Speaker is elected by the members of the House and historically will be chosen from the majority party in the House. The equivalent position for the opposition party is the Minority Leader.
The Republican Party currently has a majority in the House.