Legislative chamber
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A legislative chamber or house is a
Bicameralism
In a bicameral legislature, the two bodies are often referred to as an upper and a lower house, where the latter is often regarded as more particularly the representatives of the people. The lower house is almost always the originator of
A parliament's lower house is usually composed of at least 100
Merging of chambers
Until 1953, the
Floor and committee
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The floor is the name for the full assembly, and a committee is a small deliberative assembly that is usually subordinate to the floor. In the United Kingdom, either chamber may opt to take some business such as detailed consideration of a Bill on the Floor of the House instead of in Committee.[2]
Security
The building that houses the Chambers of a Parliament is usually equipped with an internal police[3] and in some, the public force is not allowed access without authorisation.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Legislative Organization & Procedures. The National Conference of State Legislatures. www.ncsl.org. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ UK Parliament Glossary, http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/floor-of-the-house/, accessed 1 July 2015
- ^ Under the responsibility of the Usher of the black rod, in Westminster-style Parliaments.
- ^ In Italy the judge could raise conflict of powers against the House asking the Constitutional Court - in accordance with decision no. 120/2014 - for access to the Palace to perform his duties: Buonomo, Giampiero (2014). "Il diritto pretorio sull'autodichia, tra resistenze e desistenze". Forum di Quaderni Costituzionale. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2016-04-12.