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The lower house of the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives, effects representation by population; that is, New York and Florida send a higher proportion of the 435 Representatives to the House than do Rhode Island and Delaware.
The upper house of the U.S. Congress, by contrast, provides equal representation for each of the fifty States. That is, each State, be it California, or Wyoming, sends exactly 2 of the 100 Senators to the U.S. Senate. Therefore, while California has a population of over thirty million, and Wyoming has a population of just over half a million, the former can exercise no greater legislative power in the Senate than the latter. That is, as a group, Wyoming's half-million people are, in the final analysis, due to the Constitutional requirement of bicameralism (requiring identitical legislative enactments by both the House and the Senate as a Constitutional prerequisite to presentment) as politically powerful, in this way, than California's thirty million. That is, California's House caucus, which consists of 53 representatives, is totally offset by Wyoming's Senate caucus, if the two State caucuses were to vote adversely.
The varying modes of representation between the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are an aspect of our federalism. The idea is that the two varying modes of apportionment, yield a fair, but egalitarian, implementation of legislative democracy.
The bicameral legislature in the United States was designed to weaken the power of the congress by requiring all laws to pass through two bodies and to allow for both equal and proportional representation in Congress.
There are numerous other congresses which are bicameral for other reasons, such as separating peasants and nobility (as in the UK), purely weakening the power of the legislative branch (as in Morocco), or dividing the representation between regional representatives and national party votes (as in Germany). There are also a number of unicameral countries.
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What is another term for house of legislature in Congress's?
chamber
What two houses make up the US Congress?
The Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. These two legislative bodies also make up the electoral college.
How did the framers come up with the idea of a Congress made of two houses?
this people are stupid they need to answer every question people asked.
What is the legislative branch of the government of USA called?
Congress.
What are the 2 houses of congess?
Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What makes up Congress?
The us congress is bicameral, which means it is made up of two houses. The two houses are the Senate and the House of Representatives. Within those two houses and even between the two houses, there are many different committees that serve different purposes.
Is the congress made of two houses yes or no?
Yes it is it is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
What makes up the congress?
The us congress is bicameral, which means it is made up of two houses. The two houses are the Senate and the House of Representatives. Within those two houses and even between the two houses, there are many different committees that serve different purposes.
Which committee is made up of houses from both houses of congress and may eventually become a standing committee?
Joint Committee :D
How did framers come up with the idea of a congress made of two houses?
The Great Compromise
How did the framers come up with the idea of congress made of two houses?
The Great Compromise
How did the Framers come up with the ideas of a Congress made of the Two Houses?
The Great Compromise
What agreement was made of the constitutional convention that allowed for two houses of congress?
the great compromise
What is another term for house of legislature in Congress's?
chamber
Why are houses made of mud cooler as compared to houses made of cement?
because i dont know
How are Brazilian tribal houses made?
They are usually made from wood and are made on stilts. There are made on stilts because then in the rainy season the floors of the houses don't get wet.
What are houses made of in Laos?
because there gay lol
