“And the closer the 2006 midterm elections got, the more nervous congressional
Republicans could be expected to get. Republican leaders in the House of Representatives
sought to have the Senate move first, not wanting to have their members go out on a
limb with a series of potentially costly party-line roll call votes that would have no policy
payoff if Republicans in the Senate decided not to move a bill because they did not have
the votes needed to pass it."
Martin A. Levin, et. al, Building Coalitions, Making Policy: The Politics of the Clinton, Bush
& Obama Presidencies, 2012
How might term-length differences have contributed to the lack of support from House
Republicans? (1 point)
Because members of the House have six-year terms, they are unlikely to support à
piece of legislation that may upset the median voter
Because members of the House have six-year terms, they are unlikely to support a
plece of legislation that helps a "lame-duck" president
Because members of the House have two-year terms, they are unlikely to support
any legislation before a midterm election
Because members of the House have two-year terms, they are unlikely to support a
plece of legislation that may upset their constituents