Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year. Senators<span> however, serve six-year terms and elections to the </span>Senate<span> are staggered over even years so that only about 1/3 of the </span>Senate<span> is up for reelection during any election.</span>
The fugitive slave act of 1793 authorized local governments to recapture escaped slaves and imposed laws restricting the aiding of runaway slaves. This act was provised in 1850 “compromise of 1850” forcing locals to aid in the capturing of slaves and denied the right of slaves to have a trial by jury. The aiding of escaped slaves was also punished more than in the first act
This was known as the "iron curtain." It was a term used to describe the boundary in Europe, which formed at the end of WWII and lasted until the ending of the Cold War.
