The Colonies
had won the Revolutionary War, now they needed to set up an government. It was
decided that a bicameral government would be used. This decision was made based
on three reasons. The first reason being that it was simply what they were
familiar with. The Colonies liked the idea the British had of two houses that
kept each other in check. They already knew this system of government worked so
they went with it.
The second
reason was that it worked as a compromise. Larger states wanted more pull in
government while smaller states thought that they should get just as much say. By
making the government bicameral every state would be able to be represented
equally. Larger states had pull in government based on the fact that they had a
larger population while less populated states still had a say in the
government.
The third
reason was the theoretical stand point of the idea. If you give one person or
on part of government more control then that party would have total rule over
the government. Remembering the tyranny of a king it made the most sense that
the states had a sort of watch dog system. By having a bicameral government the
two parts of government will keep each other in check not letting one part gain
more control than the other.
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