Which statement describes the majority party’s power when it comes to senate committees?

The correct answer is that all sixteen chairpersons of the 16 standing committees are members of the leading party, or majority party.

Explanation:

The U.S., Senate, the upper chamber of the U.S., Congress, counts within its body with 100 senators, elected by vote, who, as they come into office, select to become part of one of the 16 standing committees, and 67 subcommittees, or the 5 non-standing (also known as select, or special) committees. Currently, it is part of the rules of the Senate that the leading party, or majority party in Congress, lead the different committees as their chairpersons. This was not always so, as before it first used to be done by vote within the Senate itself, and later on, under the decision of the Presiding Officer. When these two proved useless, the system was changed into what it is known now.

Which statement describes the majority party’s power when it comes to Senate committees?

All sixteen chairpersons are members of the majority party. The sixteen chairpersons of the Senate committees are appointed from the top-ranking party members of the majority party.

Further Explanation:

The Committee Chairpersons are appointed by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House. Usually, they are appointed from within the members of the majority party. Committee members are entrusted with a set of specialized responsibilities over which they have complete jurisdiction.

The leader of the majority party within the Senate appoints the sixteen chairpersons of the Senate committees who are responsible for the functioning of their committees. They must report all the proceedings of the committees daily to the majority party leader. The majority party can choose to accept or reject the recommendations made by the Committee chairpersons. The majority party also decide the bills that will be introduced in the committees. Standing Committees of the Senate are entitled to legislative jurisdiction, and their influence extends from the introduction of a bill within the committee, the discussions and debates on the bill before it is finally made into a statutory law.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: The American Constitution.

Subject: Political Science.

Keywords:

Senate, Committees, leader of majority party, bills, legislative jurisdiction.

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