Why is the speaker of the House of Reps considered third in line for the presidency?
How come it is not the majority leader in the Senate?
2006-11-08 02:35:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Because that's they way they set it up. The House of Reps is bigger than the Senate. And the tiebreaking vote in the Senate belongs to the Vice President. I am sure that has something to do with it too.
2006-11-08 02:37:11 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest ranking person in the Senate is actually the Vice President of the USA, who does double duty as the president of the Senate. They are second in the line of presidential succession by virtue of being the VP.
The highest ranking person in the House is the Speaker, so they are the next in line after the VP.
2006-11-08 02:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by watsonc64 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boehner quits as House Speaker. The speaker of the house is 2nd in line not 3rd. See below.
# Office Current officer
1 Vice President of the United States Joe Biden (D)
2 Speaker of the House John Boehner (R)
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch (R)
4 Secretary of State John Kerry (D)
5 Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew (D)
6 Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (D)
7 Attorney General Loretta Lynch (D)
— Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (D)[a]
8 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (D)
9 Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (D)
10 Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez (D)
11 Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell (D)
12 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro (D)
13 Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx (D)
14 Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (D)
15 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (D)
16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald (R)
17 Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson (D)
2015-09-26 09:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by CAROL I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'The majority leader in the Senate is mostly a ceremonial position and less a leadership role.
2006-11-08 15:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if Haig had his way, Condi would be third in line.
2006-11-08 02:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋