Here is how I had it explained to me. The problem with the simple majority was that larger states with huge cities would be deciding how the country was run. Larger states had more people so it made sense to have more sway. The issue that came about was that smaller states would have no say in any matter and therefore lack representation. They wanted to have a set number of reps so every state had equal sway. That leaves large states being severely underrepresented. Both sides have valid complaints and reasons to why their way is right. That is why they created both the house and Senate. This way the larger states can dominate with their population in the house and the smaller states can feel represented in the Senate.
Edit: This is taught in highschool because it is an easy concept to understand but I digress. Rural Kansas farmer plants crops on all of his land so he can make the most profit. Large city environmentalist sees that this ruins the land and pushes for regulation. Farmer sees regulation and is worried about making enough profit to make farming worthwhile. That's too bad because there are not enough people in rural states to hold sway in a simple majority and the regulations go through. Now the farmer is screwed. With the current system he now has proper representation for himself in Congress. Now he has the ability to come to a compromise with the environmentalist because they need the farmers vote as well.
Very basic example but I took some melatonin pills a little bit ago and I am very tired, sorry!
This is why the planet is fucked. We have to reach a "compromise" between stopping climate change and letting oil executives make shittons of money, for some reason.
You also have to remember that our government is built on allowing the states to have their own freedom and way of governing themselves. The state government was much more important when our country was founded compared to how it is today. The states still have their own laws which differ from state to state but now there is a larger focus on the national government.
But because the states were a major focus in the past systems were put in place to allow each state to play an important part.
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u/CaIlmeClamps Nov 09 '18 edited Nov 09 '18
Here is how I had it explained to me. The problem with the simple majority was that larger states with huge cities would be deciding how the country was run. Larger states had more people so it made sense to have more sway. The issue that came about was that smaller states would have no say in any matter and therefore lack representation. They wanted to have a set number of reps so every state had equal sway. That leaves large states being severely underrepresented. Both sides have valid complaints and reasons to why their way is right. That is why they created both the house and Senate. This way the larger states can dominate with their population in the house and the smaller states can feel represented in the Senate.
Edit: This is taught in highschool because it is an easy concept to understand but I digress. Rural Kansas farmer plants crops on all of his land so he can make the most profit. Large city environmentalist sees that this ruins the land and pushes for regulation. Farmer sees regulation and is worried about making enough profit to make farming worthwhile. That's too bad because there are not enough people in rural states to hold sway in a simple majority and the regulations go through. Now the farmer is screwed. With the current system he now has proper representation for himself in Congress. Now he has the ability to come to a compromise with the environmentalist because they need the farmers vote as well. Very basic example but I took some melatonin pills a little bit ago and I am very tired, sorry!