Bicameral Government

                After the Colonies won the Revolutionary War against the British, they needed to set up a government. When setting up this government, they based it off of what they knew. What they knew was what the British had. They chose to also have a bicameral legislature, just like the British had. This is the historical part of it. The practical reason for the choosing of this bicameral legislature is that something had to be done about the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. They were compromised together, creating the government we have now. As for the theoretical part of it, the founding fathers thought that one house would keep the other house in check. What I mean by this is, that one house wouldn’t let the other get out of whack and go nuts. This is the history of our bicameral government that runs our great country. I believe that this system works "sometimes". Key word, "sometimes". I think that it is a great idea and it can run a government very well, but sometimes it can be ineffective. What I mean by this is that when people get too stubborn, nothing gets accomplished. This sometimes happens in government. Take the Keystone Pipeline for example, it is a stalemate. There are good and bad things that come along with a Bicameral Government. I think that our founding fathers did a good thing by establishing one in our country.