bicameral

(adjective)

Having, or pertaining to, two separate legislative chambers or houses.

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Examples of bicameral in the following topics:

  • Bicameralism

    • Bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers.
    • Bicameralism is an essential and defining feature of the classical notion of mixed government.
    • Bicameral legislatures tend to require a concurrent majority to pass legislation.
    • The Founding Fathers of the United States favored a bicameral legislature.
    • Describe bicameralism and the Founding Fathers' understanding of its role in American federalism

  • Constitutional Issues and Compromises

    • The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch .
    • There was to be a bicameral legislature made up of a Senate and a House of Delegates.
    • The plan featured a bicameral legislature, the lower house elected by the people for three years.
    • The Pinckney Plan proposed a bicameral legislature made up of a Senate and a House of Delegates.

  • The Powers of State Government

    • Every state except for Nebraska has a bicameral legislature, comprised of two chambers.

  • The Caucus

    • There can also be smaller caucuses in a legislative body, including those that are multi-partisan or bicameral.

  • Decisions, Decisions!

    • Which is the better way to arrange a legislature, unicameral or bicameral?

  • Amending the Constitution

    • It called for a bicameral legislature along with proportional representation in the lower house, but required the upper house to be weighted equally between the states.This agreement led to the Three-Fifths Compromise, which meant less populous Southern states were allowed to count three-fifths of all non-free people toward population counts and allocations.

  • The Powers of National Government

    • It is bicameral, comprised of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

  • The Legislative Branch

    • The legislative branch is represented by Congress, a bicameral chamber consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

  • How a Bill Becomes Law

    • The U.S. has a bicameral legislature in Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate

  • The Constitutional Convention

    • The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.