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They were following the model of the British Parliament in which the two houses represented two different sets of interests. The House of Lords represented the landed and titled aristocracy and the house of commons represented the common people and the mercantile class. In the US Congress, the Senate, having two Senators from each state, which were at the time chosen by the state legislatures, represented the several states as sovereign political entities. The House of Representatives' number of seats per state were based off population size. The House are elected by the people directly and were meant to directly represent their voters. Having one house equal in seats, the senate, was a result of the Great Compromise. This allowed states the size of Delaware or Rhode Island to have the same say in elections and choices as a state such as Virginia would have. The House would then show fairness and give larger states more seats because they had more people being represented. ~Michael Montagne
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∙ 14y agoThe decision to include a bicameral legislature was a compromise on individual representation. The Senate exists to ensure that every state gets equal representation, whereas the House serves to better represent the populations of larger states.
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∙ 13y agoThe two houses of Congress are based on the Roman model of the Senate and the plebeian Assembly, but added to this model is the give-and-take between the two houses in the effort to enforce common consent between the two houses which is borrowed from the Iroquois Constitution.
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What conflict did the framers resolves by choosing a bicameral legislature?
Large and small states could not agree on the size of Congress.
Why did the framers of the constitution establish a bicameral congress?
The framers wanted a bicameral congress so that check up on each other and so it doesn't have too much power. The House is more for the people and listening to their opinions while the senates was more a forum of knowlegde.
How did the framers decide on a bicameral legislature?
Large and small states could not agree on the size of Congress.
Why did Washington think the congress should be bicameral rather than unicameral?
The Framers saw bicameralism as a way to diffuse the power of Congress and so prevent it from overwhelming the other two more.
Is Congress unicameral or bicameral?
In the U.S., Congress is bicameral. There are two branches of Congress, the Senate and the House.
In deciding on bicameral legislature the framers followed the example of?
The British Parliament
In deciding on a bicameral legislature the Framers followed the example of .?
The British Parliament
In deciding on a bicameral legislature the framers followed the example of?
The British Parliament
The great compromise led to the?
creation of a bicameral Congress
The framers of the constitution created a bicameral legislature made up of-?
The senate and house
Was the great compromise unicameral or bicameral?
Question Did the Great Compromise create a unicameral or bicameral Congress?
What kind of legislature is the US congress?
The legislature of the United States is known as the United States Congress. Consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Congress is a bicameral legislative body.
