What is a bicameral legislature? an executive committee that preserves Britain's political traditions an executive committee that shares power with state governments a lawmaking body with two houses of elected representatives a lawmaking body with a single house of elected representatives

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What is a bicameral legislature? an executive committee that preserves Britain's political traditions an executive committee that shares power with state governments a lawmaking body with two houses of elected representatives a lawmaking body with a single house of elected representatives

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Adrianna Nelson · Answer 1

It divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses. Creates balance as there is a vote for every single group.

Kyra Hodges · Answer 2

A lawmaking body with two houses of elected representatives

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A bicameral legislature is a lawmaking body with two houses of elected representatives.

In the United States, for example, the bicameral legislature consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. The members of both houses are elected by the people and the number of their members is not equal: the allocation of seats of the House is based on the population within the states (which may vary), while the Senate always consists of two elected senators of each state. The British parliament is also an example of a bicameral legislature, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.