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 Bicameral, or two part, legislature, called Congress  The House of Representatives and the Senate

 Congress was designed after the state legislature in Connecticut  During the Constitutional Convention, it was called the Connecticut Plan, or The Great Compromise

The New Jersey Plan The legislative body contains an equal number of representatives per state The Virginia Plan The number of representatives based on the state’s population. The Connecticut Plan Bicameral Legislature 2 houses – house of reps. based on population and each state has equal number of reps. in the Senate

 How many members are in the Senate?  How many members are in the House?  Who are the senators from KY?  Who are the representatives from KY?

 How many members are in the Senate? 100

 How many members are in the Senate? 100  How many members are in the House? 438

 How many members are in the Senate? 100  How many members are in the House? 438  Who are the senators from KY? Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul

 How many members are in the Senate? 100  How many members are in the House? 438  Who are the senators from KY? Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul  Who are the representatives from KY? Brett Guthrie, Ben Chandler, Geoff Davis, John Yarmouth, Ed Whitfield, and Hal Rogers