The Senate, according to James Madison, was to be "the great anchor of the government." What was the Framing generation's intention when creating the U.S. Senate? Does the Senate of today adhere to that original premise?
The Reading selections make the case both for and against the extended tenure of Senators, the longest of the elective branches. Explain these reasons and whether you believe that the "pro" or "con" argument is more plausible.
Do the Anti Federalist Readings make a good case for us to fear the power vested in the Senate? How does the author describe the relationship between the president and the Senate? Why do you believe the House was left out of the equation in exercising many of these powers with the president?
Define the logic both in support and against such a model and why you support one or the other more strongly.
Sources:
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei
- https://www.constitution.org/fed/federa62.htm
- https://www.constitution.org/afp/brutus16.htm
- https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch12s8.html
- https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch12s21.html