government questions?

Question

1. The reasons why the Framers created a bicameral legislature and the powers unique to each.



2. The problems of decentralization that were experienced under the Articles of Confederation and the solutions that the

Constitution provided to address these problems along with examples of the continuing tension between decentralized and

centralized power.



3. The formal and informal methods for changing the United States Constitution along with which method is used more often

and why.



4. The provisions of the Constitution and congressional examples of how the power of the federal government relative to the

power of the states has increased since the ratification of the Constitution.



5. The definition of federalism and congressional examples of how each has been used to increase the power of the federal

government relative to the states along with congressional and constitutional examples of how each has been used to increase

Answer 1

1. The framers wanted to have checks and balances so the Legislature was divided to Congress and Senate.

2. There was factionalism in the different states with various issues being carried and supported.

3. Constitutional convention and initiative by the people is the formal change of constitution while the informal method is a revolution to change the constitution.