Question

Having only one-third of its members stand for election at a time means that the Senate is __________.Select one of the options below as your answer:A. less likely to be responsive to public opinionB. more likely to have stability and permanence C. likelier to have its members become experts in their fieldsD. all of these are consequences of the Senate's election schedule

Answer 1

Well, I always would have said B), since members of the Senate are much longer-serving than the House. However, I think that A) is definitely true as well, and with longer terms, C is true too. Thus, I would say D) all of the above

Answer 2

D sounds reasonable to me. The Senate is designed to lend stability to the Republic, whereas the House is designed to lend accountability to public mood and desires. Typically when the public mood shfits, the House shifts first, then (if the mood lasts), the Presidency, the Senate, and last of all the Supreme Court.