The Speaker of the House of Representatives ("House Speaker") is second in the Presidential Line of Succession, after the Vice President. The office was established by the US constitution in 1789.
The House of Representatives is the "lower house" in America's bicameral legislature, the "upper house" being the Senate (where two senators represent each state, irrespective of state population). There being 50 states in the USA, there are correspondingly 100 senators in the Senate.
Baltimore-born Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker (Representatives) since 2019, is the only woman in US history to hold this position. She studied Political Science at Trinity College.
The House of Representatives is the "lower house" in America's bicameral legislature, the "upper house" being the Senate (where two senators represent each state, irrespective of state population). There being 50 states in the USA, there are correspondingly 100 senators in the Senate.
Baltimore-born Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker (Representatives) since 2019, is the only woman in US history to hold this position. She studied Political Science at Trinity College.
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