Having only one-third of its members stand for election at a time means that the senate is one of the options below as your a) less likely to be responsive to public opinion b) more likely to have stability and permanence c) likelier to have its members become experts in their fields d) all of these are consequences of the senate's election schedule

The correct answer here is D: All of these are consequences of the Senate´s election schedule.

Explanation:

The Senate, which is the upper chamber of the U.S Congress, is conformed by 100 members, all elected, and they represent each of the states they belong to, two vacancies per state. The Senate, its conformation and powers, was establishing through Article 1 of the Constitution. One the particularities of this chamber is that it is formed by classes, groups of senators organized into these classes, with around 33 to 34 members each, with the purpose of establishing which senators will be up for election within a given year. In this way, it was ensured that only a third of the entire chamber would be running for election, and thus, it would bring stability, less connection to public opinion and it brought senate members the possibility of becoming deeply devoted to a specific topic, making them experts in particular fields.

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