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With the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives in the news, it seems a good time to review the role of the speaker in our constitutional system.
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Understanding the Constitution: The Speaker of the House
With the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives in the news, it seems a good time to review the role of the speaker in our constitutional system.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) answers questions at the Capitol after being ousted as House speaker, in Washington on Oct. 3, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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