bicameralism
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪˈkæmərəlɪzəm/
- Specialized
- Bicameralism and the veto power make rent-seeking harder for concentrated interest groups as well as for majorities because the interest groups need to expend resources to win the support of a greater number of actors.
- requirements of bicameralism
- bicameralism and presentment
Examples
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The separation of powers and bicameralism can lead to divided government.
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Bicameralism and divided government: Invoking Montesquieu, the court reaffirmed the importance of checks and balances across the branches of government.
Academic text (2004) -
Bicameralism is a second constitutional mechanism that makes it harder for majorities to effect redistribution.
Academic text (1997) -
Intuitively, the manner in which bicameralism achieves this objective is clear: those pushing rent-seeking legislation must obtain a majority in not one but two legislative bodies.
Academic text (1997) -
In a bicameralism system, lawmakers are divided into two chambers, which helps balance power in the government.
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Many countries adopt bicameralism to ensure diverse representation in their legislative processes.
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The debate on bicameralism centers around how effectively it can prevent hasty decisions by involving two separate legislative bodies.
Synonyms
A system for making laws with two separate houses
Surface Forms
Morphology
bicameralism = bicameral (transparent) = bi + cameral + ism
The derivation bicameral + -ism is a regular nominalization: 'system or doctrine relating to having two chambers'.
Etymology
Bicameralism comes from bi- ('two') and camera ('chamber' or 'room'), so it literally means 'two chambers'. That's why bicameralism describes a government with two separate houses in its law-making body.