Question

What is the theoretical reason behind the framers favoring of a bicameral congress?

a. the british parliament was bicameral.
b. the original 13 colonies followed a bicameral style.
c. one house can act as a check on the other.
d. the constitution called for a bicameral legislature.

Answer 1

c. one house can act as a check on the other.

Answer 2

There are three reasons for the establishment of a bicameral Congress: The Historical, the Practical and the Theoretical.

The theory is based on the fact that the Framers favored a bicameral Congress in order that one house might act as a check on the other.

The correct answer is C.