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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?

Confidence in the stability and lasting power of the government Signup and view all the answers

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

A government of the people, elected by the people, to represent the people 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?

Legislative authority Signup and view all the answers

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

Concerns about the power concentration in the House of Representatives Signup and view all the answers

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

Direct election of senators by the people and representatives by state legislatures 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?

Power to determine presidential succession Signup and view all the answers

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

Prevention of power concentration through legislative authority Signup and view all the answers

Constitutional Convention and National Legislature

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Questions and Answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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