It is now a common complaint that we have Congressional elections too often.  The objection at the time of the framing was that two years was too long in between elections.  The norm among states was to hold elections to state legislatures every year.  This was so as to keep the legislature in tuned to the opinions of the people.  While this is desirable, the framers believed that for a national legislature time would be needed for representatives to “learn the ropes” of a more intricate government.  Further, because they were making legislation for the whole nation, representatives would need time to learn the needs and concerns to the far-flung regions of the country.  This was a prescient concern at a time when most people would have never left the state in which they were born.  Thus the Constitutional Convention opted for a two year, rather than one year, term for the House of Representatives, even though the House is designed to be the chamber more in touch with the immediate will of the people.  Obviously on this mark the two-year term compares favorably with the six year term of the Senate.