Who Has the Most Real Power in the Senate

question 22

Multiple Choice

Who has the most real power in the Senate?

• A) the Speaker of the Senate
• B) the majority and minority leaders
• C) the Senate president pro tempore
• D) the chair of the Rules Committee
• E) Unlike the House,all senators are equal in power.

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Definitions:

Herfindahl Index

A measure of market concentration that is calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in a market and then summing the resulting numbers.

Economic Concentration

The degree to which a small number of firms occupy a large proportion of the market in a particular industry.

Market Shares

The portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product.

Horizontal Merger

A business consolidation that occurs between firms that operate in the same industry.