2025 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives-election

1. How tall is 2025 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election?
2. What is the date of election?
3. What is the congress number?
4. What is the Speaker of the House and why is the election important?
5. Who won the 2025 Speaker election and how close was the vote?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. How tall is 2025 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election?218-215 in favor of Mike Johnson
2. What is the date of election?January 3, 2025
3. What is the congress number?119th United States Congress
4. What is the Speaker of the House and why is the election important?The Speaker of the House is the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Speaker is chosen at the start of each new Congress, and the election opens the new legislative session.
5. Who won the 2025 Speaker election and how close was the vote?Mike Johnson won the 2025 Speaker election. He received 218 votes, while his opponent got 215 votes.

Caucus: A meeting of members of a political party or group within a legislature.
Incumbent: The current holder of an office or position.
Legislative Agenda: The set of policies and bills that a legislative body plans to address.
Party Discipline: The extent to which members of a political party vote along party lines.