Which of the following statements about the seniority system is NOT accurate?
a. The seniority system permits members who are reelected to accumulate legislative power.
b. The seniority system is often attacked as being undemocratic.
c. Seniority is an unwritten rule, which is generally followed when appointingcommittee chairs.
d. Seniority is more important in the House than in the Senate.
e. The seniority system is mocked as the senility system.
Question 2
In both pluralismand elitism, government actions are produced by ________.
a. the forces generally external to the government
b. the result ofirrational, corrupt forces
c. the consensus of society
d. the manipulation of a corporate elite
e. the power of senior committee members in Congress