Why does the United States have a bicameral Congress? Give at least 2 reasons. What are the differences and similarities between
the two houses? Make sure to include the qualifications for each member, the number of representatives in each house, how each houses representation is figured, the differences in terms (number of years), and major leadership positions in both houses
The United States has a bicameral Congress as a result of the agreements prior to the sanction of the Constitution, where the states agreed to represent each of them in the federal legislature.
Thus, it was agreed that the Senate would have an equal representation between each state, while the House of Representatives would be constituted in proportion to the population of each of the states.
Likewise, each Senator is a representative of his state directly and lasts 6 years in office, while each Representative is representative of the citizens of his constituency and his term of office is 2 years.
