Question

CONGRATS!!! You just won a majority in the latest election!!! You are now the majority leader. Name two differences in powers between you and the Speaker of the House. What makes the majority leader so powerful?

Answer 1

Two differences in powers between Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House are

1.A) The Speaker of the house is first in command, elected by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, voted on the first day of each new Congress. Both of the major political parties nominate one candidate for the position of Speaker. The candidate from the majority party usually wins.

1.B) The Majority Leader is second-in-command to the Speaker of the House. Majority party selects the majority leader during meetings before the start of a new Congress.

2.A) The Speaker of the house is responsible for administering the oath of office to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, giving Members permission to speak on the House floor, designating Members to serve as Speaker pro tempore, counting and declaring all votes, appointing Members to committees, sending bills to committees, and signing bills and resolutions that pass in the House.

2.B) The Majority Leader schedules legislation to be considered on the House floor; organizes daily, weekly, and yearly legislative plans; consults with Members to understand how party members feel about issues; and works to advance the goals of the party.

The Majority Leaders of the Democratic and Republican Parties command the present Senate. They assume a focal job both in crafting major bills and in shepherding them through the administrative procedure from start to finish. Furthermore, they develop cautiously the desire that they are answerable for setting the Senate's plan and for managing the capacity of their partners to take an interest in the dynamic procedure by offering amendments which makes them so powerful.