The bicameral nature of the u. s. federal legislature is responsible for:

a. congress's reliance on committees to review proposals for new laws.
b. the expectation that members of congress will represent their home districts.
c. the division of congressional power between two chambers.
d. gerrymandering in congressional districts during reapportionment.

C. the division of congressional power between two chambers.

Explanation:

The division of powers in the United States is thought to prevent the nation to become a tiranny, or a dictatorship, if a president tries to impose a law where he could be for example re-elected to perpetuity the one of the chambers could stop him, also if one chamber gets corrupted the other and the president can take care of it. Having a two cameras in the legislature allows us to divide the power.

the answer would be:

b. race

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".