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Who is the elected leader of the party holding a majority of the seats in the house?
The Speaker of the House.
Is both elected presiding officer of the House and the acknowledge leader of its majority party?
Speaker of the House?
Is both the elected presiding officer of the house and the acknowledged leader of its majority party?
Speaker of the House?
Who chooses the speaker of the house and Senate Majority Leader?
The Speaker of the House is elected by the entire body and is always a member of the party with a majority of seats in the House. The leader of the Senate is the Vice President, chosen by the Electoral College when the Presidential Election takes place.
What are the titles of the leaders of the house of representatives?
In each House, the Party with the most members is called the majority party. The other is the minority party. Each party in both houses elects leaders, who are called the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, respectively, for each House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer House minority leader John Boehner Senate majority leader Harry Reid Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell The two Houses of Congress as a whole are lead by the President of the Senate, who is the Vice-President of the United States, and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who is elected by the Members of the House of Representatives. As a practical matter the Speaker is elected by the members of the Majority Party.
Who decides who will be the speaker of the house of representatives?
The members of the majority party elect the Speaker of the House by voting.
What are the leaders and there assistants in congress called?
Along party lines, the Senate has the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader who represent the majority and minority party in the Senate respectively. Each of these Leaders has assistants called Whips. The House of Representatives has the Speaker of the House who is elected by that majority party. The second in command is the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. There is also the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Both of these people have Majority Whips and Minority Whips as their assistants, respectively.
Who is the leader of the house of representatives legislative branch?
The 'leader' of the US House of Representatives is known as the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is elected by the Party (Democrat or Republican) that controls the most seats in the House, known as the majority party. The Speaker is also therefore, the majority leader. The Party with fewer seats in the House than the other Party is known as the minority party, and the minority party elects its own leader, known as the minority leader. The current Speaker and majority leader is John Boehner, a Republican.
How is the president over the House of Representatives chosen?
The leader of the House is called the Speaker of the House and is elected by its members. Not too surprisingly a member of the majority party always wins.
Who is the majority party leader in the House?
The leader of the House's majority party is normally elected to be the Speaker of the House. However, there is also a post for Majority Leader, who is usually the majority party's #2. Currently, the Speaker of the House is Democrat Nancy Pelosi, and the Majority Leader is Democrat Steny Hoyer.
Majority party leader in the lower house?
The lower house of Congress is the House of Representatives. The majority leader in this house is the Speaker of the House.
How is speaker of the house elected?
The Speaker of the House is elected by the members of the House of Representatives. Before the vote each party chooses their candidate. The majority party's candidate will then win the election (assuming his or her party's representatives vote according to the party's decision).
