The Federalist Papers

Federalist No. 51

Why was the legislature divided into 2 branches

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In the republican form of government, the legislative branch tends to be the most powerful. That is why the framers divided the Congress into two branches, the House of Representatives and the Senate, and provided for a different method of election in each branch.

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