[mountainlion]

Each party in the Senate and House select/elect their speaker. The party with the most votes in the house is the majority party and they select the majority speaker. Minority parties select the minority speaker. The VP can break a tie vote in the House. The Majority Whip (speaker) of the house is the only one that can bring impeachment against the President.

[cotton1706]

“The Majority Whip (speaker) of the house is the only one that can bring impeachment against the President.”

The majority whip is not the speaker of the house. And any house member can introduce a bill of impeachment.

[Pan_Yan]

The VP can break a tie vote in the House.

I think you mean The VP can break a tie vote in the Senate.

[cradle of freedom]

I know that each party selects its leaders, but what I would like to know is the actual process. Whether it is done in a totally free way as by a secret ballot or through an open face-to-face manner. I think this is the key to who has the power.

I am only getting a whiff of this but I think I smell a skunk. If legislators are not allowed to vote in secret, they they will be strong-armed by the most powerfull members of the legislature. This could keep a small clique of people in control of the Democrats and Republicans and the financial interests that support that small clique can control the whole legislative branch. I think this is key.

[org.whodat]

The speaker and majority whip are two different positions, Mr. Tarp Cantor in majority whip his assistant is Mr Tarp Ryan.

[buccaneer81]

The Majority Whip (speaker) of the house is the only one that can bring impeachment against the President.

Majority Whip and Speaker are two different positions. And any member can introduce an impeachment resolution. Henry Hyde did it against Clinton, while Tom DeLay was Majority Whip.