Negotiations during the formation of the U S Constitution created the bicameral ,or two house, legilature.
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The New Jersey plan had one house based on equal representation of each state while the Virginia plan had two houses based on the states population.
Both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans included a legislative branch, but differed in the way the legislative branch was defined. The Virginia Plan proposed a legislative branch consisting of two chambers, while the New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature.
The two parts of the legislative branch are called the House of Representatives and the Senate. While the Senate has 100 members, the member number for the House of Representatives is based on a state's population.
The Legislative Branch of the United States government contains the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 100 Senators who serve 6 year terms, and 435 Representatives who serve 4 year terms.
The Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. These two legislative bodies also make up the electoral college.