House Majority Leader: Eric Cantor (R-Virginia)
House Majority Whip: Kevin McCarthy (R-California)
Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D-Nevada)
Senate Majority Whip: Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
In the Senate, the Majority Leader is in charge of which ever party has the most seats. They decide what their party should support and what Bills they should agree to. In the House, the Majority Leader is second-in-command of the party with the most seats (the Speaker of the House comes first). In the Senate, the Majority Leader shares power with the Minority Leader, whereas the ruling party tends to dominate the House.
The Whips assist the Party Leaders, tell them what their subordinates think, and make sure that the subordinates turn up to voting and support the party platform.
Congressional leadership is a follows: House of Representative: Speaker of the House Majority Leader Minority Leader Majority Whip Minority Whip Senate: President of the Senate (vice president of the U. S.) Majority Leader Minority Leader President pro tempore of the Senate Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip) Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip)
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The assistants to the party leader in a house of Congress is called the "whip." They organize and monitor the activities of the party members, usually at the direction of the Party Leader.
President of the Senate. (Vice President) President Pro Tempore Majority Leader Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip) Minority Leader Aissitant Minority Leader (Minority Whip) comment from cm512:::: i asked this question back wen i was a sophomore in high school... in 2011
Senate Majority Whip
Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House Steny Hoyer is the Majority Floor Leader John Boyhner? is the Minority Floor Leader James Clyburn is the Majority Whip Erick Cantor is the Minority Whip
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 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.
(Senate majority whip)
The term that refers to the senate leader who persuades others to vote a certain way is the "whip." Both the majority and the minority parties have a whip that goads others to action.
The top two positions in the House are actually a top four position. Those positions consist of the Majority Leader and the Majority Whip, the Minority Leader and the Minority Whip. Each is consistent with the relative party that is in control of the house.
The 'Minority Leader' is just that - the leader. The 'Minority Whip' is the 2nd in command or assistant Minority Leader if you will. This is also the case for the majority party leaders as well. This order holds true for both the House and Senate.