Bicameralism Clause
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The Bicameralism Clause is a constitutional requirement that federal legislation be approved in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate before it can become law.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional principle
ⓘ
feature of separation of powers ⓘ |
| appliesStage | before presentment to the President ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bills ⓘ joint resolutions ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United States constitutional law
ⓘ
legislative procedure in the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect | invalidates statutes enacted without passage in identical form by both chambers ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | judicial review ⓘ |
| ensures | checks and balances between legislative chambers ⓘ |
| governs | federal lawmaking process ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Great Compromise of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedInCase |
Clinton v. City of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
INS v. Chadha NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Munoz-Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal legislation ⓘ |
| languageType | structural constitutional requirement ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notAppliesTo | constitutional amendments under Article V ⓘ |
| prevents | unilateral lawmaking by a single chamber of Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote deliberation in lawmaking
ⓘ
to protect against factional or hasty legislation ⓘ to require concurrence of both chambers for federal legislation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
nondelegation doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ separation of powers in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Presentment Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | approval of identical legislative text by both chambers ⓘ |
| requiresApprovalBy |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| violatedBy |
one-house legislative veto
ⓘ
two-house legislative veto without presentment ⓘ |
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