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bicameralism : 1. (in poltics) is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a parliament or legislature which consists of two Chambers or Houses. Bicameralism is an essential and defining feature of the classical notion of mixed government.

2. (in psychology) refers to a controversial theory asserting that the human brain once assumed a state known as a bicameral mind in which cognitive functions are divided between one part of the brain which appears to be "speaking" and a second part that listens and obeys.



Related isms

  • federalism
  • tricameralism
  • unicameralism


    External Links

  • Government bicameralism ~ from Wikipedia
  • An Owner's Manual A Basic Erector Set Of The Bicameral Mind



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