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Read the following excerpt about the rules of the Senate, and answer the question about the passage.

"The chair of each committee and a majority of it's members represent the majority party. The chair primarily controls a committee's business. Each party assigns it's own members to committees, and each committee distributes it's members among it's subcommittees." -The U.S. Senate

What would most likely happen if an election caused the Democrats to gain control of the Senate from the Republicans?

A. The chairs of each committee would be replaced by Democratic senators, but most of the committee members would still be Republican.

B. Republicans would continue to control the chairs and majorities of all committees until the next Presidential election.

C. Republicans would still chair each committee but Democrats would have the
majority in the committees.

D. Democrats would control the chairs and majorities in all committees.

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Answer:

I think it B but not 100% sure

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