To Insulate One House of Congress from Popular Pressures and Make

question 22

Multiple Choice

To insulate one house of Congress from popular pressures and make it a seat of deliberation and reflection, the framers of the Constitution set the terms of the members of the Senate at __________.

• A) four years, with one-third of the seats up for election in each two-year election cycle
• B) four years, with two-thirds of the seats up for election in each two-year election cycle
• C) six years, with one-third of the seats up for election in each two-year election cycle
• D) six years, with two-thirds of the seats up for election in each two-year election cycle
• E) two years, with all seats up for election in each two-year election cycle