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Question
Give one reason why it is important for a federal state to have a bicameral legislature.
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Solution
The term “bicameral legislature” refers to any law-making body of government that consists of two separate.
or chambers, such as the House of Representatives and the House of States. Bicameral legislatures enforce an effective system of checks and balances, preventing the enactment of laws unfairly impacting or favoring certain factions of the government or the people in a federal system.
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A class was debating the merits of a bicameral system. The following points were made during the discussion. Read the arguments and say if you agree or disagree with each of them, giving reasons.
√ Neha said that bicameral legislature does not serve any purpose.
√ Shama argued that experts should be nominated in the second chamber.
√ Tridib said that if a country is not a federation, then there is no need to have a second chamber.
Give one word/term for the following:
A legislature that consists of a lower and an upper house.
