The Federalists argued that annual elections would not afford representatives a proper amount of time in which to learn about their office, and therefore they proposed biennial elections as a solution that would allow representatives to gain experience without remaining in office for too long.
Annual elections would not afford representatives a proper amount of time in which to learn about their office. This was what the Federalists argued. Therefore they proposed biennial elections as a solution. This solution would allow representatives to gain experience without remaining in office for too long.