Newt Gingrich

A) lost his position as Speaker of the House in 1990, when a coalition of Democrats and Republicans ousted him.
B) was the last of the powerful nineteenth-century Speakers.
C) brought a new practice of compromise and negotiation to the House.
D) reinforced the seniority system in the House.
E) acted in the tradition of bold and decisive leadership on the part of the Speaker.


D

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