What practical problem did the Framers solve by creating a bicameral ligislature? Page 92 Magruder's or review passage below 1) historical- the British Parliament had consisted of two houses since the 1300s.
2) practical- The Framers had to create a two-chambered body to settle the conflict between the Virginia and the
New Jersey Plans at Philadelphia in 1787. The Conflict was between the most populous states and the less
populous states.
3) theoretical- The Framers favored a bicameral Congress in order that one house might act as a check on the
other.
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It solved the conflict between large populated states and small populated states over how to distribute the seats in Congress,
because the large populated states wanted representation in proportion to population and the small populated states wanted
equal representation for each state. House seats in proportion by population in each state and Senate seats equal for each state,
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The checks and balances system withstood one of its greatest challenges in 1937, thanks to an audacious attempt by Franklin D.
Roosevelt to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices. After winning reelection to his second term in office by a huge margin in
1936. FDR nonetheless faced the possibility that judicial review would undo many of his major policy achievements. From 1935-36,
a conservative majority on the Court struck down more significant acts of Congress than any other time in U. S. history, including a
key piece of the National Recovery Administration, the centerpiece of FDR's New Deal.
Within the legislative branch, each house of Congress serves as a check on possible abuses of power by the other. Both the House
of Representatives and the Senate have to pass a bill in the same form for it to become law.
In particular, the power of the executive branch has expanded greatly since the 19th century, disrupting the initial balance
intended by the framers. Presidential vetoes, and congressional overrides of those vetoes, tend to fuel controversy, as do
congressional rejections of presidential appointments and judicial rulings against legislative or executive actions.
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