For what three reasons does the Constitution provide for a bicameral Congress? List and explain each reason.
For what three reasons does the Constitution provide for a bicameral Congress? List and explain each reason.
Answer:
HISTORICAL: the British parliament consisted of 2 houses, many colonial assemblies were similar in form.
PRACTICAL: a bicameral legislature was necessary to compromise the VA and NJ plans of representation.
THEORETICAL: the framers favored a bicameral congress in order that one house might act as a check on the other.
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