JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Our two chamber legislature of Senate and House is developed from the idea.
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Our two branch system of national and state governments is developed from the idea.
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Our government divides government powers two ways:the governed and the consent of the governed.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article I, Section 1: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. James Quayle Dealey, Growth of American State Constitutions 37 (1915).
Detailed explanation-2: -The framers chose a bicameral legislature, the idea of checks and balances and equal representation for each state. This is because larger states wanted representation based on population which would yield more power to them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The founders established Congress as a bicameral legislature as a check against tyranny. They feared having any one governmental body become too strong. This bicameral system distributes power within two houses that check and balance one another rather than concentrating authority in a single body.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, proposed the bicameral legislature structure. The Great Compromise, along with some other provisions, resulted in the creation of two houses, with representation based on population in one (the House of Representatives) and with equal representation in the other (the Senate).