The second-most powerful elected national official (after the president) is often said to be the

A. chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
B. Senate majority leader.
C. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
D. president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate.
E. chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


Answer: C

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