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6. The Speaker Pro Tempore can sit for 3 legislative days in the House without the approval of the House
7. What is the Speaker pro tempore?
- The Speaker's replacement
- The full and official name of the Speaker
8. There are no constitutional qualifications to be Speaker
9. The Speaker appoints committees, members of committees and calls the House to order.
10. The Speaker and Majority leader decide on the legislative agenda for the House
11. Nancy Pelosi was the first ever woman Speaker
12. The Constitution gives the title of President of the Senate to whom?
- The House Speaker
- Vice President
- The Speaker for the Senate
- President of the House
13. The President of the Senate only votes to break a tie
14. The Senate President counts the Electoral College votes meaning they have to announce their own defeat sometimes
15. Who had to announce their own defeat in 2000?
- John Kerry
- Al Gore
- Newt Gingrich
16. Who was able to announce their own victory in 1988?
- Bush jnr
- Newt Gingrich
- Bush snr
- John Kerry
- Al Gore
17. Constitutionally, the President pro tempore of the Senate can vote on all matters
18. The president pro tempore will stay in office until they leave the Senate unless the Senate decide to vote on it
19. The majority party in each House of Congress is the party with the most Senators
20. In the House the Majority Leader is elected every __ years