When the framers created the legislative branch of government, why did they decide that this branch would have a bicameral structure?

a.) they wanted to ensure equal representation for each of the thirteen states

b.) the framers formed a bicameral legislature as a compromise between small states, which wanted representation based on population.

c.) fearing a powerful judiciary chosen by the president, the framers wanted a two house legislature to balance the other two branches of government.

d.) fearing a tyrannical executive branch, the framers were persuaded to create a bicameral legislature by the arguments of james madison and alexander hamilton