Who appoints all House committees?

• A. The Governor
• B. The Clerk of the House
• C. Speaker of the House
• D. The Senate

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is who controls how the House divides its work. In most legislative bodies, the person who runs the chamber also has the power to shape what gets looked at first. The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer and leader of the majority in the House, so they appoint all House committees and choose which members sit on which committees and who leads them. This gives the Speaker significant influence over which bills advance and how quickly.

That’s why appointing all House committees is their role. The Governor isn’t in charge of the House’s internal organization, the Clerk handles procedural and record-keeping duties, and the Senate is a separate chamber with its own leadership and committee structure.