Question

Senatorial elections are not held at the end of every six-year term. They are actually scattered over the six-year term so

that not all Senators are up for re-election in the same year. How are Senatorial elections spread out?
A. Approximately 1/6 of Senators are up for re-election every year.
B. Approximately 1/3 of Senators are up for re-election every two years.
C. Approximately 2/3 of Senators are up for re-election every three years
Approximately 1/2 of Senators are up for re-election every three years.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter B.

The senators' term of office is six years. Elections do, however, take place every two years to select approximately one-third of US Senate positions. The vice-president of the United States is the presiding officer of the US Senate legislative sessions, but he is not a senator, and as such does not vote, although he has Minerva's vote in cases of tied votes.