Under the original Constitution, members of the Senate were
a. appointed by the president.
b. chosen by the state legislatures.
c. elected directly by the people.
d. selected by special committees within each state.
e. selected by the Senate.
Question 2
What provision for the Senate was designed to promote consistent policies?
a. Only one-third of senators would face reelection every two years.
b. It would have power over taxing and spending bills.
c. Senators would serve shorter terms than members of the House of Representatives.
d. Senators would be selected by the president.
e. All senators would face reelection every two years.
Various members of the Sciuridae family
This modified model of Easton’s systems theory puts government decision makers as the source of pol
James Madison was a key figure at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia. He not only
L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and a fan of William Jennings Bryan, perh
Maxine Williams was the founder and first president of the AAMA. Printed with permission of American
Apoxyomenos (The Scraper), Roman copy of an original Greek bronze by Lysippus.