The Major Source of Power for the Senate Majority Leader

question 21

Multiple Choice

The major source of power for the Senate majority leader is ______.

• A) control over the choice of committee chairs
• B) the strict party discipline expected of members in floor voting
• C) the ability to put holds on legislation favored by individual members
• D) the control of filibusters
• E) influence over the scheduling of legislation for floor consideration

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often denoted by alpha (α) and used as a threshold in hypothesis testing.

Percentage Points

A unit for the difference of two percentages, reflecting the absolute difference between them.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value.

Population Proportion Variances

The measure of variability or dispersion of proportion values in a population, indicating how much individual proportions deviate from the average population proportion.