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There was extensive discussion in the Continental Congress concerning the length of the terms in the Senate as well as how to best turn over the membership. Nathaniel Gorham, Edmund Randolph and Hugh Williamson proposed different scenarios but it was Gorham who finally proposed the winning combination. The Senate would serve 6-year terms with a third of the membership turning over every two years.
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What is a proposed piece of legislation called?
A bill. After it goes through the proccess of being ratified by the majority in the House and the Senate, and has the President's approval does it become a law, or piece of legislation
What did the Great Compromise deal with?
the great compromse called for was that the committee proposed that congress have to houses a senate and a house of reparsentativeseach sate would have equal reprasintaion in the senate,which would please the small states. in the house, reprisintaion would be based on popuation,which would please the big states.... ya i have to answer this question for my civis mid-term ***Do ya'll have ms. barger??***
How an act is passed?
it is proposed by a senator to the rest of the senate, it is then passed up to the President, who can either pass or veto the bill. If passed, the bill or act is sent back to congress, where if it receives 2/3's of the vote it is passed. It is then enforced by the executive branch/state government(:
Constitutional amendments are proposed by congress or by a state legislature?
Constitutional amendments are proposed by the Congress.
What color is the house of representatives and the senate?
The Senate is coloured Red, and the House Of Representatives, Green.
