The authors of the United States Constitution established a bicameral legislature primarily because they 1
wished states to retain their absolute sovereignty
2
reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation
3
hoped to weaken the power of Congress
4
wanted to create an independent judiciary elected by the people

2. reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation

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A bicameral legislature can be defined as a legislative body that comprises of two chambers or houses; upper house and lower house. The upper chamber or house consists of senators while the lower chamber consists of house of representatives.

Generally, the type of government in which legislators such as senators or house of representative members are found is known as a democracy.

A constitution refers to a set of written laws and principles which is typically used to determine the power and authority of the government, as well as guarantee the fundamental rights of its citizens.

The authors of the United States Constitution established a bicameral legislature primarily because they reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation. This compromise between the large states and the small states was known as the Connecticut Compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid- 1300 s and spread along trade routes westward to the Mediterranean and northern Africa. It reached southern England in 1348 and northern Britain and Scandinavia by 1350.

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