Seniority a Majalisar Dattawan Amurka
Sanatocin Amurka suna da matsayi na al'ada ta tsawon wa'adinsu a Majalisar Dattawa. Sanata a kowace jiha ta Amurka wanda ya dade yana aiki ana kiransa da babban Sanata; dayan kuma karamin Sanata ne. Wannan taron ba shi da matsayi na hukuma, kodayake girma yana ba da fa'idodi da yawa, gami da zaɓi a zaɓin ayyukan kwamiti da ofisoshi na zahiri. A lokacin da Sanatoci suka shafe tsawon lokaci guda suna kan karagar mulki, ana amfani da wasu masu karya ka’ida, ciki har da ofisoshin da aka yi a baya, wajen tantance manyan su. Bisa ga al'ada, Sanatan da ya fi dadewa a jam'iyya mai rinjaye shi ne ake nada shi a matsayin shugaban majalisar dattijai, matsayi na biyu mafi girma a majalisar dattijai kuma na uku a cikin jerin sunayen shugaban kasa na Amurka.[1].

Kundin tsarin mulkin Amurka bai ba da umarnin bambance-bambance a cikin hakki ko iko ba, amma dokokin majalisar dattijai suna ba da karin iko ga sanatoci masu girma. Gabaɗaya, manyan Sanatoci za su sami ƙarin iko, musamman a cikin ƙungiyoyin nasu . Bugu da kari, bisa ga al'ada, manyan Sanatoci daga jam'iyyar shugaban kasa ne ke kula da nade-naden da gwamnatin tarayya ke yi a jihohinsu.