Why is the Senate called a continuous body?

Answer 1

the senate elections are held in a staggard fashion which means that only about a third of the senators are elected in each election. so all the seats in the senate are never completely empty. for example, if there were 60 senators for example, 30 senators are in the election this year, while the other 30 will be in the election a couple years from now. these two groups rotate.

Answer 2

The United States Senate is considered a continuous body because no more than one third of the body is up for election every two years. This staggering of elections makes the Senate continuous.

Answer 3

The Senate is a continuous body in the Fact that the seats Held by this Nations Political Members will always be fighting for Growth of this Nation, The Opinions of The members at time the seats are held vote and strive to pass BILLS ( Law ) and Allocate Funds to States, even Challenge Both The House & Congress and at times Agree.

Answer 4

because just a fraction of the seats are up for election at one time

Answer 5

The senators are all elected at diffrent times so there are no 'Rookies'

Answer 6

The senate is called the continuous body because senators serve 6 year terms and 33% of the senators are up for election every two years, so there is always someone in the senate.

Answer 7

This is because at any given election, only a third of senators and all of the house of representatives go up for reelection.

Answer 8

Senate is a continuous body