The u. s. constitution establishes six-year terms for members of the senate in order to

prevent senators from being overly influenced by public opinion.

Explanation:

the hereditary right of a monarch to rule from the mandate of heaven

john smith was the first englishman to sail around the world. francis bacon served as attorney general and lord chancellor of england. he took up aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the scientific method, which is the foundation of modern scientific inquiry.