In modern practice, the Speaker is chosen by the majority party from among its senior leaders (but only when a vacancy in the office arrives, or when the majority party changes). The House of Representatives elects the Speaker of the House on the first day of every new Congress. Each party nominates a candidate, and whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected.
The members of the House of Representatives vote to select the Speaker.
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Members of the House of Representatives get to choose the Speaker of the House as their presiding officer. This position was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution.
A political party that has a strong majority in the House of Representatives gets to choose the speaker.
Barack Obama is no longer the President of the United States, so he does not appoint the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House is elected by members of the House of Representatives. As of my last update, Nancy Pelosi is the current Speaker of the House.
Constitution states .. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker
A new speaker is elected if the speaker can not function.
Members of the majority party choose a speaker at the caucus, or closed meeting.
Members of the majority party choose a speaker at the caucus, or closed meeting.
to choose a speaker of the house
The Representatives select the Speaker of the House of Representatives. There is no requirement that the Speaker actually be one of the Representatives; they could choose anybody that they like. But in practice, the Speaker is always a fairly senior representative.
The Speaker of the House can choose who ever he wants to preside over the house if they are going to be absent. This person is addressed as Mr. Chairman or Madam Chairwoman.