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Would the house majority leader take the place of speaker of the house if the speaker resigned?
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How the House of Representatives is organized starting with vice president?
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.
Was Gerald Ford the speaker of the house before becoming vice president?
No- Ford was never the Speaker of the House. He was the Republican minority leader for a time and would have been Speaker if his party had held a majority.
Who has all the leadership postions in congress?
No one has all the leadership position in Congress. The party that has a majority of members in Congress have "Majority" positions and the party with the minority members has "Minority" positions. Here is the leadership structure of the Senate for the majority party: President Pro Tempore--elected by the majority party; Majority Leader-leads the party; Majority Whip--assists the leader; Chairman of the Conference--presides over all meets of the majority party; Policy Committee--schedules legislation; Steering Committee--assigns senators to committees. Minority Party: Minority Leader; Minority Whip; Chairman of the Conference--presides over meetings; Policy Committee--makes recommendations on party policy; Committee on Committees--appoints minority Senators to committees. The House of Representatives: Speaker of the House--elected by majority party; the other leadership roles are similar to those in the Senate--Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Majority Whip, etc.
What are the chain of events that would cause the speaker to become President?
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is second in line to become president if the president can no longer carry out his duties. The Speaker would become president if both the President and Vice President died in office, resigned, or otherwise became incapacitated.
Who is 2nd in line if the president dies?
Upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office of the President of the United States, the Vice-President takes over to finish out the Presidential term in office. The Speaker of the House is the next in line after the Vice-President. After the Speaker of the House the President pro tempore of the Senate is next in line.
Will Stephen Harper stay prime minister if he has a majority vote?
Even if he did not have a majority of the seats, he would remain Prime Minister until another party formed government or until he resigned.
Who served as president but not elected to president and vice president?
That would be Gerald Ford. He became VP under Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then ascended to President after Nixon resigned.
Who would conduct the business of the Senate if the VP is not present?
majority leader
Who is being nominated for Speaker of House after Pelosi?
That would depend on which party controls the House after the next election. As long as the Democrats control the House I don't think Pelosi has any challengers in sight. Her re-election seems secure. If the Republicans win a majority, John Boener the current minority leader would be expected to become Speaker.
What are the top leadership positions in the house of representatives?
There are multiple senior leadership positions in the United States House of Representatives (Congress). The three chief positions in terms of power and influence are the Speaker of House followed by the Majority and Minority Whips.
Who would replace Speaker of the House if the President and Vice President Die in Office?
The Speaker of the House is chosen by election within the House of Representatives. If the Speaker should become President, a new Speaker would be elected byt he House members. As a practicle matter, this would be an election by the members of the Majority Party in the House of Representatives, along with those independents or third party members who might be caucusing with the Majority Party.
If the speaker of the House died who would become President of the United States?
The president of the United States would remain president until he died or resigned or was impeached; at which time the Vice President would become president.
