Blast from the Past Question: The authors of the United States Constitution established a bicameral legislature primarily because they (1 point) Responses hoped to weaken the power of Congress hoped to weaken the power of Congress reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation wished states to retain their absolute sovereignty wished states to retain their absolute sovereignty wanted to create an independent judiciary elected by the people

reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation