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Members of The House of Representatives can vote for an exclusion. Voting for an exclusion, or the refusal to seat a newly elected representative, calls for a majority vote. However, this is not just arbitrary. The offending member must meet certain disqualification offenses in order for the House to take such drastic measures as to deny an elected member a seat in Congress.
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Who is the newly elected french president?
The newly elected French President is Francois Hollande
What is the predicate in the sentence 'Your newly elected mayor took the oath of office'?
'took the oath of office.'
When do newly elected congressmen take the oath of office?
Members of Congress have a public swearing-in ceremony at the start of each new Congress. The current oath (2014) was written in the 1860s.
Is the speaker of the house a member of the majority party?
No. Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states, "The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers." It doesn't state that they must be a member. However, all Speakers to date have been Members. When a newly elected Congress convenes for the first time, the major party nominates a candidate for Speaker. Members elect the Speaker by roll call vote. A Member usually votes for the candidate from his or her own party, but can vote for anyone, whether that person has been nominated or not. At the moment, the Republicans control the House of Representatives, and the Speaker of the House is Republican John Boehner of Ohio. He replaced Democrat Nancy Pelosi at the first session of the 112th Congress, in January 2011.
Why did the newly elected conservative republicans curb the power of organized labor?
They want to break the unions so businesses don't have to provide or deal with unions.
