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The division of a legislative or judicial body into two components or chambers. The Congress of the United States is a bicameral legislature, since it is divided into two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. |
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Even more fundamentally, domestic mechanisms, like the separation of powers and bicameralism, make it harder for unrepresentative factions to control policy. The Founders, of course, thought that this would be bad, which is why we have bicameralism, the presidential veto, and separate constituencies and different terms for the president, the House, and the Senate. |
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