POLI 2051 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Connecticut Compromise, 6 Years, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship
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Congress tends to be less popular than the president. Bicameral: 2 separate and powerful chambers so that legislation could occur only after patient deliberation, and there would be equal representation throughout the country. Practical: the great compromise; had to move constitutional convention forward by fixing the issue of representation; senate equal and house based on population. Philosophical: fear of creating too powerful of a central government, and by splitting it, power is decentralized--- keep power dispersed; checks and balances. House of representatives: 2 year terms; based on population; branch that is closest to the people; 435 members; seats get reapportioned every 10 years: southwest picking up numbers; middle us and southwest losing; 1 member = 750,000. Senate: 6 year terms these terms are staggered- each 2 years only 1/3 of the senators are up for reelectiontherefore every 6 years must pass to renew entire senate. *every 2 years there is a new congress.
