Constitutional Convention and National Legislature
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Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention spend over half of their time considering the intricacies of a newly envisioned national legislature?

  • To prevent the concentration of power by any single branch or person (correct)
  • To establish a federal government that favored the concentration of power
  • To create a system where the executive branch had more power than the legislative branch
  • To give each section of the country a voice in national policy-making

    • According to James Madison, why did the legislative authority necessarily predominate in a republican government?

  • To prevent the concentration of power by any single branch or person (correct)
  • To give each section of the country a voice in national policy-making
  • To ensure that the executive branch had more power than the legislative branch
  • To establish a federal government that favored the concentration of power

    • What was the vital notion emphasized by the delegates regarding the new federal government?

  • It was to be a government dependent on foreign powers
  • It was to be a government without representation from the people
  • It was to be a government directly connected to, even dependent on, its citizens (correct)
  • It was to be a government disconnected from its citizens

    • What did giving citizens a say in who represented their interests in the legislature help build?

    <p>Confidence in the stability and lasting power of the government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the founders aim to create by giving citizens a stake in their own government?

    <p>A government of the people, elected by the people, to represent the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did James Madison emphasize as crucial for preventing the concentration of power in the newly envisioned federal government?

    <p>Legislative authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Pennsylvania vote against the bicameral model proposed for the new Congress?

    <p>Concerns about the power concentration in the House of Representatives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was the issue of representation ultimately resolved in the design of the Congress, according to the text?

    <p>Direct election of senators by the people and representatives by state legislatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutional power does the Congress have in shaping the size and organization of the executive and judicial branches?

    <p>Power to determine presidential succession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the vital notion emphasized by the delegates regarding the new federal government?

    <p>Prevention of power concentration through legislative authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

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