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Why do senators have terms of office that are either 2 years of 4 years?
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∙ 15y ago
Senator's have 6 year terms because the Founding Fathers wanted to form a branch of government that was more steady. For example, in the House of Representatives, a Congressmen only has a 2 year term, so new ideas could be presented more often. The point of the Senate was to allow ideas to remain over a longer period of time, to get the ideas of the Presidential administration finished. The longer terms also allow fewer partisan influences and prevented the public opinion from having such a huge factor on the Senator's mind.
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∙ 13y agoAll US senators are elected to a 6-year term except when a new state is created. In order to stagger the terms so that only a third of the senate is up for election at any one time, some of the new senators may have shorter terms.
The only other reason a senator would serve for less time than 6-years would be if he took over the term of someone else who left office before his term ran out or, of course, if he left office before his own term expired.
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Are Senators limited to only 6 terms in office.?
In the US, the terms of senators are six years in length. There is no limit on how many times a US senator can run for office.
How long is the term of office?
For what office? Congressmen, Senators and Presidents all have different terms of office
How long can senators hold office?
The length of terms in state senates in the 50 American state senates is either two years or four years. Senators in 31 states have a four-year term. Senators in 12 states have a two-year term.
What is terms of office of a member of the US house?
Two years , Senators serve for six .
How long are state senators terms?
Different countries have differing terms of office depending on the legislation of the country concerned. For instance senators in Canada are appointed, those in Australia may serve 3 or 6 years. The senators in the USA are elected for 6 years.
How long is a representatives term in office?
Senators serve terms of 6 years. Representatives in the House are elected for 2 years.
What is the term of office for the state senate?
senators serve a 6 year terms that are stggered.
What is the maximum number of years congressperson can serve in office?
There is no term limit for either Representatives or Senators.
What are the terms of US Senators and Representatives respectively - Six and two years or Eight and six years or unlimited?
While U.S. Senators serve a six-year term in their elected offices, Representative serve two-year terms in Congress. Due to the staggering of terms for Senators, approximately one-third of Senators are elected every two years.
How long is Ohio's senators' term in office?
The 33 members of the Ohio State Senate serve for 4-year terms. The 2 Senators who represent Ohio in the US Senate serve for 6-year terms, as do the US Senators representing all the other states in the Union.
How long is a U S Senators term?
United States Senators serve a term of six years in office. There is no limit on how many terms a Senator can be elected to serve. The terms are staggered so that 1/3 of the Senators come up for election every two years.
What is the term of office and term limits for Georgia state Senators?
At the state level, Georgia has 56 senators as of September 2014. The terms last for two years, but there is no limit on how many terms a senator can serve.
