what is the main reasom for a bicameral united states congress?

Question

is this part of the checks and balance concept in a republican form of government?

Answer 1

Checks and balanced, accountability was the main reason for that design.

Answer 2

The original intent of a bicameral Congress was that the House of Representatives (elected by the people) was to represent the people's interests, and the Senate (originally chosen by state legislatures) represented the states' interests. This idea was pretty much made moot by the 17th Amendment, which put Senate elections into the people's hands.

An interesting side note: All states except Nebraska also have bicameral legislatures.

Answer 3

The U.S. Congress, House and Senate together, as the legislative branch, is part of the check-and-balance system that also includes the judiciary and executive branches.

The bicameral congress is a result of compromises made to launch the federal government.

When the Founders were writing the constitution, more populous states argued that they should have more representation in the legislative branch than smaller states. The less populous states argued that since the states, as entities, were equal, they should have equal representation.

The eventual compromise created two legislative bodies, the House of Representatives, where the number of members allocated to each state is based on population, and the Senate, where each state has equal representation.

In a sense, each body is a check on the other, since both must agree on any new laws before they are sent to the president for signature. You can see this today in the immigration reform area. The House has approved immigration legislation that is more strict than the Senate version, and both houses have yet to reach agreement on a final bill.

Also, the members of House, to make them more responsive to the people, were given two-year terms. If they don't satisfy their costituencies, they can quickly be removed from office in the next election. All the seats in the House come up for election every two years. In theory, all the members of the House can be replaced by challengers in the same year. This has not occurred in the history of the U.S.

The Senate, designed to be a more deliberative body, has six-year terms. To ensure continuity, only one-third of the seats in the Senate is up for election every two years, and only one seat from any state can be subject to election in any given year.

To further differentiate the two bodies, their members must have attained minimum ages at the time of their election. Members of the House must be at least 25. They also must be a U.S. citizen for at least seven years. Members of the Senate must be at least 30, and a citizen for nine years.

(The president, by the way, must be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years of age, and a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.)

Answer 4

Yes, inasmuch as the House is intended to be the direct representive of the people, while the Senate is intended to moderate the effect of a knee-jerk reaction. This is reflected in the fact that a member of the House must be at least 25 and citizen of the US for at least 7 years whereas a Senator must be at least 30 and a citizen for at least nine years. While that may not be a large difference in age, it is very large difference in maturity. Especially when the average age of death at that time was less than 50.

Answer 5

Not really.

Originally, Senators were chosen by the state legislatures, and thus the states themselves were the Senate constituents. This balanced against the House, who directly represented the people.

When that changed, via the 17th Amendment, the system had already been in place for over a century, so it wasn't changed.

Answer 6

bi-cameral legislature gives us a fighting chance when the government threatens to take over every aspect of our private lives. If they're voting against one-another, they cancel out some of the harmful effects of government by preventing things from going into law.

Answer 7

No, the House of Reps is suppose to represent the people.
The Senate is suppose to represent the states. Originally Senators were appointed by the governor, it wasn’t until later that changed and they had to run for office

Answer 8

actuallly it does contribute o the checks and balances idea

Answer 9

just a front....with th electoral college still in existence whats the point of voting...

Answer 10

not being nice6