Which office in the Senate is most similar in power to that of speaker of the House?
A) president of the Senate
B) president pro tempore of the Senate
C) speaker of the Senate
D) Senate majority leader
E) Senate whip
Question -2-Which of the following positions in the Senate is most influential in determining the policy of that body?
A) president of the Senate
B) president pro tempore
C) speaker of the Senate
D) Senate majority leader
E) Senate majority whip
Question -3-Nelson Polsby has argued that TV has had which of the following effects on the Senate?
A) It has had no recognizable effect.
B) It has reduced the effectiveness of the Senate as a lawmaking body.
C) With its ability to publicize individual senators it has made the Senate an incubator for presidential hopefuls and decreased the importance of Senate norms.
D) It turned the Senate into a circus.
E) It has enhanced the opportunity for movie stars to run for office.
Question -4-The Senate is relatively small; its quarters are ornate and gilded; its ways are slow. In 2003 how many millionaires served in the Senate?
A) sixty-five
B) forty
C) thirty
D) ten
E) five
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