The leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives, who articulates the legislative priorities of the minority party and opposes the majority party's priorities but exerts minimal control over the outcome of legislation is known as the:

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Quintin Blevins

16 December, 09:47

The leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives, who articulates the legislative priorities of the minority party and opposes the majority party's priorities but exerts minimal control over the outcome of legislation is known as the:

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House minority leader

Explanation:

In the Senate, the party who has more representatives is regarded as the majority party while the party who has less representatives is regarded as the minority party.

The leaders are usually chosen at the beginning of each Congress by their party members.

House minority leader is usually the spokesperson and leader of the minority group in the Congress while the majority leader is the leader of the majority party.

The minority leader expresses the legislative interests of the minority party and opposes the majority party's interests but applies little control over the outcome of legislation