Question

Why did some states choose bicameral legislatures?

(1 point)

to allow most free men to vote

to balance power between the House and the Senate

to make the government more accountable to wealthy landowners

to eliminate the need for a governor

Answer 1

to make the government more accountable to wealthy landowners

Many early state constitutions set up two chambers so one (the upper house) would protect property and elite interests while the other represented the broader electorate, creating a check between popular and propertied influence.