Question

How are the leadership positions in Congress assigned?

These offices are selected by the voters during the elections.

There is a conference committee meeting

There is a party caucus where members of each party pick their leadership.

There is a joint committee meeting of both houses.

Answer 1

The floor leaders and whips of each party are elected by a majority vote of all the senators of their party assembled in a conference or, as it sometimes is called, a caucus. The practice has been to choose the leader for a two-year term at the beginning of each Congress.

The majority and minority leaders are the elected spokespersons on the Senate floor for their respective political parties