Answer by Rick Smith for Can the Speaker of the House of Representatives be...
Q: Can the Speaker of the House of Representatives be replaced?Explanations on what the conditions are and were across the years would be appreciated.Removal of the Speaker requires a resolution. Such...
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We can look at a historical precedent when Cannon was the speaker (1903-11). By 1910, due to certain circumstances, Rep.George Norris wanted to stage a coup and remove Cannon.Norris introduced a...
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The Speaker is elected by the entire House. Whoever has the majority vote gets the job. Theoretically, it’s a non-partisan vote, where anyone could convince enough of their colleagues (regardless of...
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A new speaker is selected whenever the conditions to pick a new speaker arise:The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. biennially, after a general election) or when a...
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What are the requirements to replace the Speaker of the House?
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