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Name the positions of the presiding officers of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Explain which one has more power.

Answer 1

Both bodies have there own set of presiding officers to conduct congress in a manner and create a order for the legislature process.

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: This position is voted and nominated by the each party in congress. Though a person does not need to be a member of the House to qualify for the position. After each party nominates a candidate, it is off to a vote in the House and whoever gets the most votes becomes Speaker. It is understandable that the party that has a majority of seats gets to elect there candidate as speaker because they have more votes. The speaker main duties include presiding over members, selecting the members for special committees, and signs all bills or resolutions passed in the House.

Senate

President of the Senate: This position by the constitution is given to the Vice President of the United States. The position is similar to the speaker in terms of presiding over the body and to keep order. The only major difference is the President of the Senate cannot vote on any legislation unless there is a 50-50 tie.

President pro tempore: The Vice-President cannot be at the senate every single day that it is in session, therefore the role of President pro tempore acts as a substitute for the Vice-President. This person is in the majority part of congress, elected from the senate, and can vote on legislation.

Roles seen in both chambers of Congress

Floor Leader: These positions can be seen as spokesperson for each of the parties in terms of what position they have on certain topics. For both houses they are occupied by high ranking members. They would be called the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and of the House.

Whips: This position is a link between the leaders of the parties (house leaders) and the other members in their party. Many times they assist with getting enough votes for their party on certain bills. Their name relates to the "whipping" of support and votes that this person does.

Committee chairman: These are selected members of congress that lead the various committees both in the Senate and the House. They are also voted on by the party unless it is a special committee. Both parties have there own chairman but the party with the majority has theirs as the official chairman of that committee.

Power

When it comes to has the most power. The speaker of the house has the most day to day power/ biggest sway in their chamber. While the Vice-President is second in command in terms of the whole government, their role in the senate is less impactful as they can only vote when there is a tie and does not have much say when it comes to bills and committees. The speaker of the house is more closely connected with the other presiding officers and has a more active role in the legislative process.

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