Does the Constitution require that the Speaker of the House be an elected member of the House of Representatives?
It's not a must for the Speaker to be an elected Member of the House of Representatives. Anyway, every Speaker until now has been a Representative. Besides being the head of the House, the Speaker also heads the majority political party and accomplishes procedural and administrative functions.
Today's Speaker of the US House of Representatives is Paul Ryan, who assumed his office in the 29 of October, 2015 and replaced the previous Speaker, John Boehner.
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Maurice Carlier
Curious that the next in line to the Presidency , after the VP, could be an unelected person.
Peter Hamrol
In Australia, it's different. The speaker must be a member of the house of representatives.The question did not say which country that this rule applied to.
Ian Swindale
How strange that there could be a non-elected person as Speaker
John Greiner
Way out of date explanation, though the answer is still correct.
moparbrianw
Maurice Carlier, That is how Gerald R Ford got in.
rickharter
More curious that the question is 8 years old
Maggie
I thought Rep. Kevin McCarthy was Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Is this an old question? of do I have old information in my head?
Antonio Cobian
Paul Ryan ended a long time ago.
eviturro
"Today's Speaker of the US House of Representatives is Paul Ryan,", LOL, It has been 4 years since Paul Ryan left the post.
Patrick A Gent
Some of these questions need to be updated. This one is 8 years old
warren weber
Current Speaker of the House is Kevin McCarthy
Char
Isn't this question old I mean Ryan?
Sally Meyers
I had forgotten that interesting fact.
David Lamoreaux
Need to update this answer so it is naming the present speaker.
Sue Swearingen
This quiz is a little outdated. Pelosi is Speaker of the House, and Trump is not a presidential candidate, but #45.
bruff
Umm, how behind the times are you? Current Speaker is Nancy Pelosi. And did you know that we once had an unelected President? Gerald Ford was appointed to VP by Nixon after Spiro Agnew had to leave, then Ford became POTUS when Nixon resigned.
Jane OBrien
WHAT??? It's third in line for the presidency!!! Should at least be elected from somewhere!!!
jimvermont
Tom Fuller, Gerald Ford was not elected when he assumed the office after both Agnew and Nixon resigned.