Concept information
Preferred term
unicameralism and bicameralism
Definition
- While legislatures are the most democratic of the institutions of governance, the second chambers of bicameral legislatures are typically less democratic, and thus have been supplanted by the main and newer chambers. Distribution Historically, some parliaments have been multicameral. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Unicameralism and Bicameralism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/unicameralism_and_bicameralism
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