This system was agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention after much debate. The states with larger populations favored a system like the House of Representatives (so that they would have more representatives in government and therefore have more power).
The states with smaller populations favored a system like the Senate, in which all states have equal representation (so that the larger states would not take too much power). The framers of the US Constitution compromised, and instituted a bicameral Congress.
2007-11-19 19:36:21
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answered by BeachBum 7
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Bicameral Legislative Branch
2016-10-04 04:57:33
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answered by ? 4
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why do Framers design a bicameral legislative branch?
2015-08-19 03:06:12
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answered by Florence 1
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The Virginia Plan proposed instead a legislative branch consisting of two chambers (bicameral legislature), in each of which the states would be represented in proportion to their “Quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants.”[4] States with a large population, like Virginia (which was the most populous state at the time), would thus have more representatives than smaller states. Large states supported this plan, and smaller states, which feared to lose substantial power in the National Government, generally opposed it, preferring an alternative put forward by the New Jersey delegation on June 15. The New Jersey Plan proposed a single-chamber legislature in which each state, regardless of size, would have one vote, as under the Articles of Confederation. In the end, the convention settled on the so-called Connecticut Compromise, creating a House of Representatives apportioned by population and a Senate in which each state is equally represented.
2007-11-15 20:12:35
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answered by doug4jets 7
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It was a compromise between each state being represented equally regardless of population (the Senate) and each state being represented based on population (the House of Representatives).
2007-11-18 11:07:31
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answered by ? 6
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No.
2007-11-15 20:16:39
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answered by Anonymous
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