POL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Classical Liberalism, Connecticut Compromise, Equal Protection Clause
1 Aug 2018
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People who wrote constitution thought it would be the most powerful branch (action) Compromise, little states thought that each state should have equal representation and. Look out for the people (the masses) Cant have more than 1 house member for every 30,000 people. Assumed senators would be more elite, higher educated, higher income. Laws would be based on a lot of consensus, agreement, sound judgement because. Big states, more people you have the more representation you should have. Worried national government having too much power, legislature had to be strongest thought it was fair and they would have equal power but still needed checks so they split into two difficult process to even make a law. House is based on population, each state gets two senators (great compromise) Wanted to make sure other states didnt have more power than they did in central government. People directly vote for house of representatives people have power, 2 year term.
