Hey,
I have this Politics+Law essay to complete and the issue it has to be is on whether the upper house at any level (state or national in a federal system) should be abolished because shouldn't a government with a majority in the lower house have the mandate to govern.
2007-08-26 16:45:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Could i just note that this question is in relation to the Australian Political System in which the government is elected with hte majority in the lower house and not the upper house and therefore there is question on whether it should be abolished.
2007-08-26 18:59:55 · update #1
Well the number of representatives varies with the size and population of the state, but the number of senators is the same for all states. This prevents poor representation of smaller states.
http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/tab01.pdf
2007-08-26 16:52:35 · answer #1 · answered by Insanity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the upper houses are not as knee jerk when it comes to issues and tend to think issues out more fully. Also it gives a check on a political party that represents 55% or 60%. 40% is a high amount of people in a nation. Or a check on the lower house that is reelected very frequently.
2007-08-26 23:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by John A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The founding fathers established a bicameral legislature so that each state has equality in Congress, as well as majority rule. 49 states have similar legislatures. Nebraska is the only unicameral legislature, but many outside of Omaha and Lincoln don't feel that they are represented enough.
2007-08-26 23:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋