Author Question: To insulate one house of Congress from popular pressures and make it a seat of deliberation and ... (Read 145 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

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

Question 2

Which of the following was not included in the Articles of Confederation?

a. Congress
b. the presidency
c. a central government
d. the ability to declare war