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What is the top presiding officer of the US House of Representatives?
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The presiding officer of the US House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House.
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Are attorney-general and speaker of the house the same?
no they are to totally different political positions in the government. The speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, although you'd have to look up attorney-general...I'm not sure off the top of my head.
Who appoints the top officials of the branch?
either the voters, the senate or the house of representatives
Who appoints the top officials of the judicial branch?
either the voters, the senate or the house of representatives
What is the danger of the election being decided by the house of representatives?
When no presidential candidate receives votes from more than half of the appointed electors, the House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three electoral vote recipients.
What are the top songs of The cross movement?
The top songs of the "The Cross Movement" include "I Am That I Am", "House of Representatives" and "Know Me". The Cross Movement are a Christian hip hop group.
What happens if the president doesnt get the 270 votes needed?
Then the House of Representatives determines the winner among the top three candidates.
What body does the Chief Justice of the United States head as the top presiding Judge?
The Chief Justice of the United States heads The United States Supreme Court as the top presiding Judge. The Chief Justice's title is The Chief Justice of the United States.
What is the line of legislative command from the president of the United States to members of the House of Representatives?
The President is not at the top of the Legislative Branch chain of command; he or she is at the top of the Executive Branch chain of command. The leaders of the Legislative Branch are the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader.
What happens if no one gets the majority of the Electoral College votes for President?
----the House of Representatives decides the election by voting on the top three candidates (novanet)----
If no candidate for the presidency wins a simple majority to the total number of electoral votes what body has the power to choose the president?
Presuming we are talking about the United States of America, then the answer is that the House of Representatives decides the election from among the top three candidates in a special vote in which each state delegation gets a single vote. ( The senate then chooses the vice-president.)
What if no majority is won during a presidential election?
If there is no majority in a presidential election, the election moves to the newly elected house of Representatives who vote on the top 3 contestants.
Which state has the largest numbers of seats in the house of represenetatives?
The state with the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives is California, with 53. Texas is in 2nd place with 36 delegates. New York is in 3rd place with 29 delegates. There is a total of 435 seats currently in the House of Representatives.
