Federalist No. 53

53[1] is an essay by James Madison, the fifty-third of The Federalist Papers.

It is titled "The Same Subject Continued: The House of Representatives".

Defending the two-year terms adopted in the Constitution, Madison argues that Representatives in the House will need some knowledge of national affairs (how things work in the different states), as well as some minimal knowledge of foreign affairs.

Because experience in the House counts here, two-year terms are appropriate.

His reasoning was that it takes a while for election fraud to come to light.