"Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies."
This passage mainly describes the way in which the three branches of government work. And of how they have different ways in which their reelection work. Also it mentions of the actions that have to be taken after someone resigns etc. it doesn't go into much detail but it is a general overview of hue he democracy and rights of the people. I believe that the way in which everything was set up was to protect the power that each branch had, however one can't help to question if it is unfair the amount of time that the other branches have.
I found it important to touch upon this article because I believe that it brings forth something peculiar about the government. If one reads over what the constitution is saying one can see that other branches have a longer time to be in power than the others. However wouldn't it be more fair to have all branches have the same amount of time in office, rather than to give certain branches a longer time limit? However contrary to that argument, one can argue that each branch has a different amount of power, and so each deserves a different time limit according to the power that they hold etc. It just seems that giving a large amount of time to a branch could potentially increase the possibility of corruption, however giving too little time to a branch could also result in no change for the country. I think the whole topic is something to consider when talking about politics.
This is an interesting idea, but I think the reason they have different terms of office is because the government branches have different jobs, some are supposed to more accountable to people than others. The least accountable is the Supreme Court which have life terms so they don't need to be re-elected by people.
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