POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Montesquieu
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The great (connecticut) compromise (bi cameral congress) the lower house (house of representatives) is based on population and is the source of all monetary related bills, and the upper house (senate) has two representatives per state, it has the powers of treaties and is more powerful: this is good because all legislation must pass both chambers in the same form, the 3/5ths compromise slaves were counted as 3/5ths of a person in congress. Checks and balances the system of checks and balances is an important part of the constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful. Separation of powers- a fundamental principle of the united states government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch.
