Compare and Contrast the Constituencies and Terms of Office of Members

question 19

Essay

Compare and contrast the constituencies and terms of office of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Why did the framers provide for different electoral mechanisms to select representatives and senators? How do these institutional choices relate to the different procedures and characters of each house of Congress?

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