Bicameral Government

There are three main reasons why we have the bicameral system today. One reason is the historical part. The British had a bicameral legislature and most of the American colonists knew how the system worked quite well. Most of the states had already consisted of bicameral legislatures at the time anyway. Another reason is that the system was practical. Big states wanted states with larger populations wanted more say in government and small states wanted equal say. By forming two houses all states are equally represented in the Senate like the small states wanted and states are represented based on population in the House like the big states wanted. The third reason for the bicameral house is the theoretical part. Nobody wanted one house to rule the government. So the idea of having two houses was so one could keep the other in check. I think that the bicameral system is very effective in today’s government.  That’s why I think it is a good thing to have.