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{{cquote|All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.}}
 
{{cquote|All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.}}
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Only 25 words long, this Section 1 is perhaps the single most important provision in the entire Constitution.  It is known as the "Bicameral Clause," because it establishes two chambers of Congress as the federal legislature.  It is the result of the "Great Compromise" between the big and small States at the Constitutional Convention.  The big states have more power in the House of Representatives, because there are more people in the big States and the number of representatives in the House is based on population.  The small states have equal power in the Senate, because every State has exactly two representatives there, no matter how big or small the State is.
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Only 25 words long, this Article I, Section 1 is perhaps the single most important provision in the entire Constitution.  It is known as the "Bicameral Clause," because it establishes two chambers of Congress as the federal legislature.  It is the result of the "Great Compromise" between the big and small States at the Constitutional Convention.  The big states have more power in the House of Representatives, because there are more people in the big States and the number of representatives in the House is based on population.  The small states have equal power in the Senate, because every State has exactly two representatives there, no matter how big or small the State is.
    
== Article I ==
 
== Article I ==
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== Not a Democracy ==
 
== Not a Democracy ==
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== Separation of Powers ==
    
== Magna Carta ==
 
== Magna Carta ==
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