How does the Speaker of the House of Representatives become the designated speaker??
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The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives. The current Speaker is Dennis Hastert, a Republican Congressman from Illinois, whose term will expire at the end of the 109th Congress on January 3, 2007. Owing to the recent victory of the Democratic Party in the 2006 midterm elections, Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, is likely to be elected Speaker of the House for the 110th Congress.\nThe office of Speaker was created by the Constitution of the United States. The Speaker is elected by the House of Representatives, and is its highest-ranking officer. Although the text of the Constitution does not require the Speaker to also be a member of the House, in fact the Speaker has always been a Representative. The Speaker is always a member of the majority party, and is that party's leader, outranking the House Majority Leader.\nThe "Speaker of the House," as the officer is colloquially known, does not normally personally preside over debates, instead delegating the duty to other members of Congress. Aside from duties relating to heading the House and his or her political party, the Speaker also performs administrative and procedural functions, and remains the Representative of his or her congressional district.\nIn the Presidential Line of Succession, the Speaker is second in the line, after the Vice President of the United States and before the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.
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Senators and members of the House of Representatives are chosen by popular vote...senators are elected "at-large" meaing they have no district except for the state from which they are elected\n\nmembers of the House of representatives are apportioned among the states on the basis of population, with representatives being selected from the district in which they live\n\nthe president, however, is chosen by electoral process. while voters mark their ballot for "john kerry" or "george w bush" they are actually selecting electors who will vote for the candidate who receives more votes. the number of electors a state is given is equal to the sum of the state's representatives plus 2 (for the senators)
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Impeachment is permitted by the Constitution for high crimes or misdemeanors.  So in order to impeach them both, the House would have to find that each has engaged in a high crime or misdemeanor in order to impeach both.  Then they have to be tried by the Senate in order to be removed (of course the Senate would have to find that each had committed a high crime or misdemeanor in order to do this).  If both are removed from office, the next in the line of succession is the Speaker of the House.  At this moment Dennis Hastert, after January, Nancy Pelosi.
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The current Speaker of the House of Representatives is Dennis Hastert.
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In the US:\n\nThe procedure is in two steps. The House of Representatives must first pass "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority. The articles of impeachment constitute the formal allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached."\n\nNext, the Senate tries the accused. In the case of the impeachment of a President, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings. Otherwise, the Vice President, in his capacity of President of the Senate, or the President pro tempore of the Senate presides. This would include the impeachment of the Vice President him- or herself. In order to convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is required.\n\nCheck the link for lots more information.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment#United_States
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The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate (who is also the VP of the US)are the heads of Congress.
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A politician that is out of power because his party is now in the minority or because he was replaced by someone of the opposite party is called a lame duck, because they are shot and unable to fly (metaphorically speaking).  The current Speaker of the House is a lame duck because a Democrat will be replacing him in January; any attempts at last minute legislation by him will be blocked and postponed until the next Congress.  The President may become a lame duck if the Democratic Congress choose to block any and all of his proposals and actions (which they are entitled to do, but probably won't--they will be satisfied just curtailing him a little bit).\n\nI hope that helps.
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Amendment XXV to the Constitution answers your question:\nAmendment XXV\nSection 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. \n\n\nSection 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. \n\n\nSection 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. \n\n\nSection 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. \n\n\nThereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. \n\n\nSo the Pres gets the first word, but his Cabinet can overrule along with the VP, or Congress may override with either a standing or a special body.\n\nMore than you'd ever want to know on the 25th Amendment is here:\nhttp://millercenter.virginia.edu/programs/natl_commissions/past_commissions/comm_1988.pdf\n(PDF)
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The House of Representatives and the Senate have numerous committees that specialize in different areas of law.  These committees are essentially the gates through which proposed legislation must pass before it can be voted on by the full House or Senate. Examples: Armed Services, Appropriations, Judiciary, Indian Affairs, etc.\n\nThus, it is often said that pending legislation was killed in committee, meaning the committee didn't introduce it for a full vote.\n\nThe newest Congress won't be sworn in until January, so I don't know who the new chairpersons of the various committees will be.  But the source reference link below will take you to Source Watch Organization projections of the incoming chairpersons.\n\nGood luck.
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First you can do a search for the term "speakers bureau" which will bring up a listing of companies/agencies that provide such a service.   Browse the listings to find the speaker that best suits your needs.  The contact information should be avaialable via the bureau.  Once you have made contact, you can take it from there.  \n\nP.S. They will likely provide their own contract for you to sign - read it carefully, there may be some room for negotiation in the specifics.
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There is no official designation for the position.\n\nThey are usually just referred to by name, such as "Mrs. Cheney."
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I think it's either the Speaker of the House or the Secretary of State.
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A. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n\nITS IS CALLED\nMajority ? Plurality\n      A candidate must receive a majority of votes (over 50%) to become President. If no one has a majority, the person with the most votes has a plurality, but is not President.\n\n\n      The constitution includes a clause that guides the selection process in the event of a plurality. Article II, Section I states that "If the Electoral College does not give any candidate the necessary majority, the House of Representatives chooses the President from among the top three candidates in electoral votes. \n\n\nIn such a situation the House votes by states, with each state having one vote. To be elected president, a candidate must receive the votes from a majority of the states."\n\n\n      This clause has been used twice in the history of the United States. In 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied for the presidency with 69 electoral votes each. After 36 ballots, Thomas Jefferson was elected the president of the United States. In 1824, Andrew Jackson led in electoral votes, but he did not have a majority. The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President after Henry Clay gave Adams his support.\n\n\nHOPE YOU UNDERSTOOD
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please you are a democrat pretending to be a republican.  in case you haven't been watching the news.. the polls are turning and it may not be the landslide the liberal media has been boasting about.  as a matter of fact Nancy Pelosi may NOT be the next speaker of the house..
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Speaker of the House of Representives.\n\nSoon to be Nancy Pelosi (she will not, however, become the Vice President in the case of Bush or Cheney's deaths)
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The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. Each state is represented in the House proportionally to its population, and is entitled to at least one Representative. The total number of Representatives is currently fixed at 435 by the Reapportionment Act of 1929, though Congress has the authority to change that number. Each Representative serves for a two-year term and may be re-elected an unlimited number of times. The presiding officer of the House is known as the Speaker, and is elected by the members. The present House delegations by state are shown in the article List of U.S. states by population.\n\nThe bicameral Congress arose from the desire of the Founders to create a "house of the people" that would represent public opinion, balanced by a more deliberative Senate that would represent the governments of the individual states, and would be less susceptible to variations of mass sentiment. The House is often considered the "lower house," and the Senate as the "upper house," although the United States Constitution does not use such language. The Constitution provides that the approval of both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation.\n\nThe House is generally considered a more partisan chamber than the Senate. Many of the Founding Fathers intended the Senate (whose members were originally chosen by the state legislatures) to be a check on the popularly elected House, just as the House was to be a check on the Senate. The "advice and consent" powers (such as the power to approve treaties) were therefore granted to the Senate alone. The House was granted its own exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach officials, and elect the President in electoral college deadlocks. The Senate, however, can propose amendments to spending bills, try impeached officials, and choose the Vice President in an electoral college deadlock. The Senate and its members generally have greater prestige than the House since Senators serve longer terms (six years) in a smaller body and (in most cases) represent larger constituencies than Representatives.\n\nThe House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol.
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They are voted in by the majority party of the House.\nIf the Dems take the house. Pelosi will be the speaker of the House.