bicameral
Split into two chambers
Bicameral describes a legislature with two separate chambers or houses.
The U.S.
Congress is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Most national legislatures follow this model, with one chamber often representing population and the other representing regions or states.
Nebraska's unicameral legislature is a notable American exception.
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- houseResidential building
- assemblyConstructing from components
- lawmakersElected officials writing statutes
representatives · deputies · congressional · parliamentary · senatorial · sessions · committees · quorum
Divided governmental authority system
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- democracyRule by the people
- republicState with elected leaders
- checksBank payment documents
balances · sovereignty · ratification · amendment · veto · override · representation · apportionment
Formal argument on issues
- floorIndoor walking surface
- speakerOne who talks
- proposePut forth formally
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
caucus · filibuster · cloture · reading · motion · resolution · reconciliation · passage
Divided into two branches
- bipartiteDivided into two parts
- upperShoe part above sole
- lowerReduce or move downward
- symmetricEqual on both sides
asymmetric · federated · division · separation · configuration · balance
parliament
National legislative assembly
lawmakers · representatives · deputies · congressional · parliamentary · senatorial · sessions · committees · quorum · caucus
federalism
Divided governmental authority system
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- democracyRule by the people
- republicState with elected leaders
checks · balances · sovereignty · ratification · amendment · veto · override · representation · apportionment · separation of powers
debate
Formal argument on issues
opposition · caucus · filibuster · cloture · reading · motion · resolution · reconciliation · passage · voting
bifurcated
Divided into two branches
symmetric · asymmetric · federated · division · separation · configuration · balance
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- governmentgovernment, ministries, judiciary, executive branch, ministry
- bi- wordsbiannual, biathlon, bicentennial, bicycle, biennial
- Canadian GovernmentHouse of Commons, Senate, Prime Minister, federal government, parliamentary democracy
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, legislators, representative