The term conditional party government is used to describe the phenomenon that
A) individual members of the Senate may block votes on legislation by engaging in unlimited debate
B) the degree of authority delegated to Congressional party leaders is based on the election-driven ideological consensus among members
C) members of Congress who introduce bills to be passed by the whole Congress like to be able to take personal credit for the final legislation
D) the most senior members of the majority party have first choice when it comes to allocating committee chairs, offices, and committee assignments
E) the rules of the House and Senate actually serve to slow the lawmaking process and create a bias in favor of the status quo