Speaker of the House of Representatives (Grade 6)
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.
The office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives was created by the Constitution.
- True
- False
2.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives must be an elected member of the House of Representatives.
- True
- False
3.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the in line in presidential succession.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
4.
What are two of the circumstances in which a new Speaker of the House of Representatives is elected?
5.
The winner of the plurality of the votes cast by members of the House of Representatives is the new speaker.
- True
- False
6.
Who is the Dean of the House of Representatives?
- the sergeant-at-arms
- the lawyer for the chamber
- the majority leader of the chamber
- the longest serving member of the chamber
7.
The Constitution does not describe the duties of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- True
- False
8.
Who was the only Speaker of the House that has been elected president?
- James Polk
- Chester Arthur
- Woodrow Wilson
- Benjamin Harrison
9.
Speakers of the House generally lacked power until the end of the 19th century.
- True
- False
10.
Who was the longest serving Speaker of the House?
11.
In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman elected to be the Speaker of the House.
- True
- False
12.
Though the Speaker of the House presides over sessions of the House of Representatives, it is the House Majority Leader who chooses which bills to vote on.
- True
- False
13.
The Speaker of the House appoints members to committees.
- True
- False
14.
Theodore M. Pomeroy was Speaker of the House for how long?
- 1 day
- 8 months
- 6 years
- 15 years
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