The Seniority Rule Routinely Allocates First Choice in Committee Assignments

question 29

Multiple Choice

The seniority rule routinely allocates first choice in committee assignments to majority party members who ______.

• A) have served the longest time in Congress
• B) have served the longest time in government, regardless of the branch
• C) are from the oldest states
• D) are the most senior in age

Differentiate between species and genus in the context of hierarchical classification.

Identify abstractness levels within conceptual hierarchies.

Recognize the implications of conceptual categorization for understanding logical relationships.

Apply the principles of categorization to a variety of examples.

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Definitions:

Virginia Plan

A suggestion from delegates from Virginia for a two-chambered legislative body during the creation of the United States Constitution in 1787.

National Government

Refers to the organization through which political authority is exercised at the national level, encompassing all branches and levels of governance.

Veto

The power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a legislature, effectively preventing it from becoming law without further legislative action.

State Legislation

Laws and statutes that are enacted by the legislative bodies of individual states within a federal system, addressing issues within the state's jurisdiction.