The U.S. Constitution establishes six-year terms for members of the Senate in order to: A. make senators more responsive to public opinion. B. allow senators to focus on long-term national issues.
Answer:
Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
Explanation:
this was made due to disputes over the idea that slaves could count for a states overall population, and if that was the case several southern states would have a large influence due to a large population of slaves. hence the agreement that a slave could only count for 3/5th of a man, reducing the overall influence/'population' of the southern states.
He tryed to finance a war with the scots
There are a few nicknames for him, but I believe the one you want is: The Great Communicator.