Which of the following statements about congressional elections is most accurate?
A. Reelection only matters for members of the majority party.
B. Reelection matters very little since there is frequent turnover in Congress.
C. Winning reelection is essential to everything members want to achieve in office as is the party winning the majority.
D. Reelection matters in the House since its members are popularly elected, but does not matter much in the Senate because its members are appointed.
Answer: C
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a. Plessy v. Ferguson b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Brown v. Board of Education II d. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Senators are re-elected every ___ years with 1/3 of the Senate being up for election every 2 years.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).