Teachable Moment: Who Is The Speaker of the House? And Why Is It Such A Big Deal?

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives 

U.S. House of Representatives scrambles to find a new Speaker

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily_videos/u-s-house-of-representatives-scrambles-to-find-a-new-speaker/ 

C Span Timely Teachable Videos

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/ 

Choosing a new House speaker is unlikely to calm GOP turmoil

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/9/can-the-house-gop-be-tamed.html 

House Chaos: Why the Republicans Can't Choose a Speaker 

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/9/can-the-house-gop-be-tamed.html 

Leading Republican Ryan reconsiders House speaker run: lawmakers

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/09/us-usa-congress-republicans-idUSKCN0S31D220151009