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CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

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Who is the highest ranking member of the House of Representatives?
  1. The Majority Leader
  2. The Minority Leader
  3. The Majority Whip
  4. The Minority Whip
  5. The Speaker of the House
Explanation
Answer: E - The Speaker of the House is the highest-ranking member and official leader of the House of Representatives. Two of the most important duties of the Speaker is to assign bills to committees and to decide who is on which committee. The Speaker is chosen by vote of the entire House, but is almost always a member of the majority party.
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