Brain describes that because of the growth of the population of some small states. It was written by the Connecticut Delegate Roger Sherman, who suggested that each state should have different size of the House of Representatives based on its population, and should represent equally in the Senate regardless of its population. It also influenced the thought of James Madison who wrote the Virginia Plan. He created a role called federal judges who is nominated by the president to modify the judicial system. The Great Compromise is a composition of the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan building the current legislature of the United States with two houses, one based on population and elected by the people and the other house allowing two senators per…
The two houses were known as the House of Representatives (elected by people) and Senate (elected by state legislature). House of Representatives and Senate were represented proportionally. Under the Virginia plan, the federal government would have power to lay taxes, raise revenue, and enforce…
“For the Articles’ idea of government consisted of one majority house of government called the Delegates and each state having one overall vote in decision-making. And when these votes came altogether they would determine the outcomes of certain situations,…
The first written Constitution of United States was the Article of Confederation written in 1777 and ratified by the states four years after. It was helpful for coordinating the War of Independence. After the War for Independence most Americans could feel the weakness of Confederation government because it wasn’t able to regulate and control as it was supposed to do; moreover, the Congress was lacking a secure source of revenue to support new economy. It was very week government, where Congress couldn’t collect taxes, no executive brunch or one national court system were exist, overall it was system lucking any national unity. With the Congress inability to act properly the states themselves started to take action to regulate on their own by imposing high taxes on farmers and other people making them going into debts and eventually all this lead to a famous Shay’s rebellion.…
Having two houses spreads out the power even further, and creates two distinct sets of one member districts. Each house has a leader that presides over it, in the house it is the speaker of the house, who is elected by the legislature, and in the senate it is the lieutenant governor, who runs in a separate election from the governor. Another thing that limits the power of the Texas legislative branch is that it is a biennial congress, meaning it only meets for 140 days out of every two years, starting in January in odd numbered years. This is known as the regular session, and it always starts in January in oddly numbered years. While this may seem like a relatively small amount of time to decide the policies of Texas for the next two years, our congress has streamlined the process and made it extremely efficient.…
Prior to The Great Compromise of 1787, the two main plans put forth at the Constitutional Convention were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The larger states favored the Virginia Plan, as the number of representatives in both houses of Congress per state was based strictly on population, giving them more power. The smaller states preferred the New Jersey Plan, which ensured that all states had the same number of votes. The Great Compromise, which became the basis of the new American government, was possible through the coming together of the small states and the large states. In this new plan, the number of representatives per state in the lesser House was based on population and the number of representatives in the upper House was the same for each state, satisfying both sides of the debate (Lapsansky-Werner, 356).…
In order to resolve the differences, delegates from the majority of the states met at the Annapolis Convention in 1786. But they were not able to reach any agreeable conclusion. That led them to decide to meet again later in Philadelphia. In second convention, delegates observed that there is urgent need to frame an entirely new constitution. A key issue of conflict was the structure of the new legislative branch.…
While this rule was in play, there could not be any type of ratification for the constitution because Rhode Island exited themselves from the process. At the time the founders were establishing the Great Compromise for the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. This compromise provided a dual system of congressional representation. In which, the House of Representatives seats would be based off of each state’s population. In the Senate, all states would have the same number of seats.…
The senate has two representatives per state, and the House of Representatives is based off of population of each state, where larger states get more representatives. This government also established an executive branch which has a president chosen by the Electoral College to overlook and run things, and a judicial branch to enforce the laws set in place and keep the president in check; known as checks and balances. Therefore, this new government still gave the people power and a voice, but not too much power to where they could destroy the government and the…
“On July 16, the convention adopted the Great compromise by a heart-stopping margin of one vote. As the 1987 celebrants duly noted, without that vote, there would likely have been no constitution” ( ). Which also led to the development of the legislative structure, a long term effect of the Great Compromise. The Legislative structure was a bicameral legislature. This bicameral legislature consists of a senate in which the representation of states is equal and it also consisted of a House of Representatives in which representation was based on population in addition to 3/5ths of the slave population.…
They implemented several anti-majority rules such as the electoral college system, a bicameral legislature and the judicial review process in order to safeguard minority rights and prevent “tyranny by the majority”. By creating the electoral college system, the founders ensured that the election of the president was not directly decided by majority vote but rather by well-informed representatives elected by the people This system would prevent the selection of the president based on the whims of people, allow less populous states to have a voice, and strengthen the concept of federalism, the sharing of powers between state and national government. The creation of a bicameral national legislature, a Congress composed of two separate chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, also eliminated future rule by the majority. In designing the republic, framers opted to have the House of Representatives elected directly by the people while senators would be elected solely by the state legislatures.…
In 1787, at the Constitutional Convention, some delegates wanted a popular vote to elect the president. Others argued that Congress should decide. However, the smaller states were not fans of either of these ideas. They feared that under either of those options they would be ignored by candidates, and be covered up by the larger, more populous states. The Electoral College became the compromise to accommodate the concerns of the smaller states, but still allow for a democratic system.…
As the political theorist and philosopher, Edmund Burke said; “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” The United States of America was ruled by a tyrant king in 1776; they fought back which lead them to declare freedom and seek a new form of government. How does our written plan of government prevent all the power from going to a single place? Our plan of government stops a single place from getting too much power by federalism, separation of power, checks, and balances, and the great compromise. First, federalism prevents tyranny.…
Bicameral System A bicameral system, as opposed to a unicameral system, for the legislature would best help foster democracy in the new Republic of Oz. The power of law making is consigned in two houses, or chambers, in a bicameral system. A bill must be approved by both houses before it may become a law. The lower house in a bicameral system is based proportionally on the given population of each faction, while the upper house represents the different factions or provinces in general (Dickovick, Eastwood 203).…
Congress: A Broken Government Throughout history, scholars, politicians, and the general public have been divided into two separate categories: those who agree that Congress is not a broken government and those who disagree with the former and argue that Congress is a broken government. While many factors point toward either argument, the most prominent answer is that Congress is, indeed, broken. The design of Congress, the founder’s intentions for Congress, and the Washington Establishment are among some of the many reasons that reveal plainly the brokenness of the government and allow others to see the dysfunction of Congress as well. Congress is designed to be made up of two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate.…