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How many seats does the official opposition hold?
The Republican opposition in Congress is currently the majority. The official opposition holds over 225 seats, as opposed to the Senate in which case the Democrats hold the majority of the 100 Senate seats.
How many seats in our current house in congress, are needed to reclaim a majority rule?
In order to reclaim a majority rule in the US House of Representatives, the majority party must gain 218 seats. The US House of Representatives currently has 435 seats, so 218 of these seats must be held by the majority party in order to gain a majority.
How many seats does it take to control the Senate?
The so-called "Super majority" is 60 seats.
How many people does it take to form a majority government?
In a parliamentary democracy, a majority government is one in which the ruling party has a majority of the seats in parliament. In contrast, a coalition government is one in which two or more parties combine to have a majority of the seats, and thus form a government. A minority government is one in which no party or coalition has a majority of the seats, but the largest party forms a government anyway. Minority governments are very unstable, and generally do not last very long.
How many seats does the minority party needs to win in the next election to take power in the house of representatives?
There are, I think, 435 seats in the House of Representatives. One party does not "Win" the House, but certainly one party can "Control" the House. "Control" of the House is, as far as I know, by simple majority. "Control" in this scenario, is 218 seats. However, to be clear, many decisions made by the House, are in fact not decided by simple majority, such decisions require, I think, a 60% affirmative vote. This would include overriding a VETO: A change to the Constitution, and other significant "law making" efforts. In such a case a vote would require, 261 votes ( not necessarily seats ). Even so, and probably not to the point, cases that require a 60% majority, would also require the same of the Senate: thus making ~dominant~ control of the House ineffectual without ~dominant~ control of the Senate. -Dejunai
