The framers of the Constitution created a bicameral legislature to

A. draft laws regulating spending and taxation.

B. improve the states' methods of coining money.

C. create even division among the government's branches.

D. determine how slaves would be counted in the population.

E. protect the interests of the more populous and less populous states.

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Ramiro Fowler

Advanced Placement (AP)

24 July, 17:26

The framers of the Constitution created a bicameral legislature to

A. draft laws regulating spending and taxation.

B. improve the states' methods of coining money.

C. create even division among the government's branches.

D. determine how slaves would be counted in the population.

E. protect the interests of the more populous and less populous states.

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Saige Torres · Answer 1

It's original purpose was to create an even division in the legislative branch to evenly benefit north and south. However, it eventually was the system that determined how slave states determined, along with number of votes each state got. So it is between C and D, but im almost certain its C.

Cash Bright · Answer 2

C or "create even division among the government's branches. It's part of the checks and balances they put into place so one branch couldn't be more powerful than the other.