“The chair of each committee and a majority of its members represent the majority party. The chair primarily controls a committee’s business. Each party assigns its own members to committees, and each committee distributes its members among its subcommittees. The Senate places limits on the number and types of panels any one senator may serve on and chair.”—The United States Senate What would most likely happen in the wake of the Democrats taking over the Senate from the Republicans after an election?
A. The chairs would be replaced by Democratic senators while most of the committee members would remain Republican.
B. Both the chairs and most of the Democratic committee members would be replaced by Republicans.
C. Both the chairs and most of the Republican committee members would be replaced by Democrats.
D. The chairs would be replaced by Republican senators while most of the committee members would remain Democratic.