Bicameralism - Examples

Examples

  • Afghanistan - The National Assembly consists of Masharano Jirga and Wolesi Jirga
  • Argentina - The National Congress consists of Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Of the twenty-three provincial legislatures, eight are bicameral, while the remaining fifteen and the legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are unicameral.
  • Australia - The Parliament consists of the House of Representatives and Senate; all of the state parliaments except Queensland's are also bicameral.
  • Austria - The Parliament consists of the Nationalrat and the Bundesrat; all of the Bundesländer have unicameral parliaments.
  • Belgium - The Federal Parliament consists of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate; all of the community and regional parliaments are unicameral.
  • Brazil - The National Congress consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies; all of the 26 state legislatures and the Federal District legislature are unicameral.
  • Canada - The Parliament consists of the House of Commons and the Senate; all of the provincial legislatures are unicameral.
  • France - The Parliament in the Fifth French Republic consists of the National Assembly and the Senate.
  • Germany - The Bundestag and Bundesrat in Germany, which form two distinct bodies not framed by a comprehensive institution; all of the Länder today have unicameral parliaments.
  • India - The Parliament in India, which consists of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States); some of the states also have bicameral legislatures namely Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council).
  • Ireland - The Oireachtas consists of Dáil Éireann (the House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate).
  • Italy - The Parliament consists of two chambers that have same role and power: the Senate (Senate of the Republic, commonly considered the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies, considered the lower house) with twice as many members as the Senate.
  • Japan - The Diet is bicameral, consisting of the House of Representatives as the lower house and the House of Councillors as the upper house.
  • Malaysia - The Parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and the Dewan Negara (Senate); all of the state legislatures are unicameral.
  • Mexico - The Congress consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies; all the 31 State Congresses and the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District are unicameral.
  • Netherlands - The States-General of the Netherlands consists of the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives, literally Second Chamber) and the Eerste Kamer (Senate, literally First Chamber)
  • Pakistan - The Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the Senate; all of the provincial assemblies are unicameral.
  • Philippines - The Congress consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives; all local legislatures are unicameral.
  • Poland - The National Assembly consists of the Sejm (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house).
  • Russian Federation - The Federal Assembly consists of the State Duma and the Federation Council; all the regional legislatures are now unicameral while bicameralism in regions is technically allowed by the Federation.
  • South Africa - The Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces; all of the provincial legislatures are unicameral.
  • Spain - The Cortes Generales consists of a lower house, the Congress of Deputies and an upper house, the Senate. Moreover, each Spanish autonomous region has its own unicameral regional parliament, with wide-ranging legislative powers on their own.
  • Switzerland - The Federal Assembly consists of the National Council and the Council of States; all of the cantons have unicameral parliaments.
  • United Kingdom - The Parliament consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have devolved unicameral legislatures with limited devolved powers.
  • United States - The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives; all of the state legislatures except Nebraska are also bicameral.

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