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What is a bicameral legislature?​

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Bicameral means "two houses".

So, a bicameral legislature is a legislature that is divided into two chambers, like the US legislature, which is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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bicameral legislature. [(beye-kam-uhr-uhl)] A legislature with two houses, or chambers. The British parliament is a bicameral legislature, made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Likewise, the United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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