Question

What was the reason the Founding Fathers created a six-year term limit for members of the Senate? (1 point) Members should change in order to always have new thoughts and ideas in the government. So they could concentrate on the business of the government rather than reelection. To keep people from becoming career politicians who were out of touch with people. Sensible term limits keep all legislators from becoming too powerful.

Answer 1

Answer:

The reason why the Founding Fathers created a six-year term limit for members of the Senate was:

B. So they could concentrate on the business of the government rather than reelection.

Explanation:

The idea behind the six-year term is stability, as was reasoned by James Madison. Senators could concentrate on doing their jobs instead of worrying about reelection very often. That would give them the chance to do a more stable job. Of course, to prevent Senators from losing touch with people and from becoming a way-too-powerful aristocracy, one-third of the Senators' terms would expire every two years, leaving two-thirds of the members in office.