Friday, January Unit 2 CDAs- Test corrections 2. Introduction to the Legislative Branch  Article 1 Worksheet  Why Bicameral?  Senate vs House of Representatives Table of Contents: 95. Legislative Branch Book Project 96. Article 1 Worksheet 97. Why Bicameral? 98. Senate vs House chart

Test Corrections 1.Grade your test, mark all incorrect answers. 2.For each incorrect answer: Question Number Your Answer Correct Answer Question and Answer written in a sentence.

3 Reasons: 1. Historical Reasons 2. Practical Reasons 3. Theoretical Reasons

Historical  The British Parliament had 2 houses since the 1300s  Most of the colonies had bicameral assemblies already They were used to bicameral ism!

Practical  The Framers had to create a bicameral legislature to settle the arguments between the New Jersey plan and Virginia plan  They wanted to keep the peace and make everyone happy !

Theoretical  The Framers wanted the two houses (Senate and House of Representatives) to be able to check each other  The Framers wanted to keep Congress from becoming super powerful and taking control of the other two branches.  They wanted to split the power of Congress!

House of Reps Senate lower house more representative of the people 435 members Each state has a number based on their population One representative per district  represent their district 25 years old 2 year term Leader is Speaker of the House  Upper house Originally chosen by State, after 17 th Amendment- chosen by voters 100 members- 2 per state Represent the whole state 30 years old 6 year term Leader is the President of the Senate (VP of the country) and President Pro Tempore