The phrase 'bicameral legislature' means
A
a single assembly
B
an elected legislature
C
a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
D
parliamentary system of government
Correct Answer: a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
A bicameral legislature has legislators in two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group, and from some legislatures that have three or more separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.