Only One-Third of the Senate Is Up for Re-Election During

Multiple Choice

Only one-third of the Senate is up for re-election during any single election year because the framers believed that

A) too many elections would be difficult for the states to run.
B) the voters should not have to make too many decisions during any single election.
C) this was the only way to protect the Senate against radical changes.
D) the state legislatures would conspire with each other to elect a Senate dominated by a single party.
E) this would make members of the Senate more responsive to the preferences of their constituents.