It was Spain. Cristobal Colon (Colombus) petitioned Portugal, England, and finally Castile-Aragon (Spain) and after 30 of asking monarchs, Queen Isabella of Castile funded a voyage to China from Europe in 1492 AD.
1st Question:
The Framers wanted a division among the branches of government, in which some power was given to the judicial branch, some to the legislative branch, and some to the courts. Compared to a presidential system, the legislative branch in a parliamentary system has much more power.
2nd Question
The framers needed to find a way for representatives to fairly represent both population and states, meaning that although state population affected representation, it wouldn't be so much so that small states like Rhode Island had almost no voice. To do this, the created a bicameral legislature, with each state having equal representation in the Senate and the House having numbers of reps based on population. <span />
