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Why does the house of representatives determine the president elect if there is no majority?
House of Representatives are elected by the people. Therefore, if there is no majority vote, then they will decide. House of representatives is supposed to represent the people.
Where is an official impeached?
Federal officials can be impeached in the House of Representatives. If a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment, the official proceeds to trial in the Senate.
The majority party in the House of Representatives elects their leader who is the .?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
What margin is needed to impeach the president?
While the House of Representatives can impeach a president on a simple majority vote, the Senate must receive a two-thirds majority in favor of the impeachment for the resolution to pass. Justifications for impeachment includes treason, bribery and/or other high crimes.
What political party has a majority in the House of Representatives?
Based on the November 2016 elections the Republican Party has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
What constittutes a quorom in congress?
In the United States Congress quorum is made up of the simple majority of representatives. This mean quorum in the Senate is 51 and in the House of Representatives is 218.
Who is the majority leader in the house of representatives?
As of October 2017 California representative Kevin McCarthy (R) is the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
If no canidate for the presidency wins a simple majority of the total number of electoral votes what body has the power to choose the president?
House of Representatives
How many representatives are needed to impeach?
In the House of Representative a simple majority vote is required. In 2008 that would be 218 vote. In the Senate a 2/3 majority vote is required for impeachment or 67 of 100 votes.
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.
Who is the majority leader in the house?
Steny Hoyer of Maryland is the current Majority Floor Leader in the House of Representatives.
The majority party in the House of Representatives elects their leader who is the?
Speaker of the House
