Who picks the speaker of the house?

Answer 1

First, the Clerk of the House asks for nominees. Then, the Speaker of the House is elected by majority vote by the members of the House. After there is a clear winner, the new Speaker is sworn in by the Dean of the US House.

Answer 2

The Speaker is elected on the first day of a new session of Congress. The election is presided over by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and each party nominates a candidate. Whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected and, after election, is sworn in by the Dean of the House, the chamber's longest-serving member. There is no requirement in the Constitution that the speaker must also be a current member of the House of Representatives to serve as speaker; however, every speaker elected has also been an elected representative. In modern practice, the Speaker is chosen by the majority party in the House; it is usually obvious within two to three weeks of a House election who the new Speaker will be. It is expected that members of the House vote for their party's candidate. If they do not do so, they usually vote for someone else in their party or vote "present." Voting for the other party's candidate is dealt with very severely. For example, when Democrat Jim Traficant voted for Republican Dennis Hastert in the 2001 election for Speaker, the Democrats stripped him of his seniority. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives

Answer 3

the members of the house

Answer 4

whichever party is in the majority

Answer 5

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