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Why are changes in House rules more likely to occur when political control of the House shifts to another party? Consider committee appointments, the Speaker of the House, etc., and why those positions are important when forming your answer.

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appointments, the Speaker of the House

The Changes in House rules are more likely to occur when political control of the house shifts to another party because:

The Rules for debate in the House of representatives are more restrictive than those in the Senate. Much of the legislative process on the floor occurs not “in the House” but in a committee of the  House known as the Committee of the Whole (formally, the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union).

The Speaker presides over meetings of the House but not over meetings of the Committee of the  Whole. Instead, the Speaker appoints another Member of the majority party to serve as the chair  of the Committee of the Whole during the time the committee is considering a particular bill or  resolution.

The rule controlling debate during meetings of the House  states in part that a “Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not occupy more than one hour in debate on a question in the  House.” In theory, this rule permits each Representative to speak for as much as an hour on each  bill, on each amendment to each bill, and on each of the countless debatable motions that  Members could offer. Thus, there could be more than four hundred hours of debate on each such  question, a situation that would make it virtually impossible for the House to function effectively.

When a bill or resolution is called up for consideration in the House—and, therefore, under the  hour rule—the Speaker recognizes the majority floor manager to control the first hour of debate.  The majority floor manager is usually the chair of the committee or subcommittee with  jurisdiction over the measure and most often supports its passage without amendment.

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