Bicamerilism
In 1787, a pattern of government started to form in the colonies. A king chose a governor to serve as an advisory body and chief executive, which became the upper house of the colonial legislature. The lower house was elected by the colonist who owned property and were eligible to vote. This provided our founding nation of a bicameral legislation. However, critics of bicameralism didn't want it included into the constitution because they thought of the Senate as undemocratic. They would make an argument about how much larger regions with less population had the same number of representatives in the Senate, compared to a smaller region with a much larger population. The purpose of the Senate was to have equal number of representatives to prevent the most populated regions from dominating the Congress. Bicameralism provided for equal representation for each state in the Senate, and for the House of Representative to be elected based on their respective populations. Currently, a legislature is made up of two chambers that is supported the system of checks and balances. Either house is ab
The Speaker is then the acknowledged leader of its majority party. If the Speaker wants to participate in a debate, he has the choice to appoint a temporary presiding officer, the Speaker pre tempore, who occupies the Speaker's chair. Senators usually do not have time limits placed on them during debates and speeches. Therefore, it is possible for a Senator to use the filibuster tactic in order to delay or defeat legislation. The Senate's presiding officer is the Vice President. However in the Vice President's absence the Senate has another presiding officer, the president pro tempore. Also members of the House are elected to 2-year terms of office and Senators are elected to 6-year terms. Members of the House are up for election much more frequently than the Senate. The House then has to pay especially close attention to the needs and opinions of the people in their districts in order to be re-elected by the voters. The Senate is more of a continuing body than the house, because two thirds of the Senate's membership will remain unchanged regardless of results of the elections. While a sena
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