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it speaks of bolivars model state maybe it should mention how it fit into it

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[edit] Bolivar's Censors

Wouldn't such a model be re-interpreted to the present-day world wide spread "constitutional democracy", the censors being the judges in the Constitutional Courts ?


[edit] House of Knights

Didn't England's Parliament originally have three houses - the Lords, Commons, and House of Knights or something that was eventually merged into the House of Lords? Kuralyov 00:48, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

Kuralyov, the English Parliament was always a bicameral system after the Houses began to separate themselves. - (Aidan Work 07:41, 25 November 2005 (UTC))

[edit] Tetracameralism

Would old Nordic parliaments, like the old Swedish Riksdag of the Estates, be considered a "tetracameral" parliament? Does such a term exist? Boreanesia 09:31, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think that might depend on whether or not the four estates ever deliberated separately. If they were just four divisions of a single council, probably not. If they each worked independently, then they might. Also, there's the question of whether the Riksdag of the Estates had sufficient legislative power to be considered a Parliament. (In essence, the same questions that are applied to the French States-General in this article.) I don't know enough about the Swedish case to judge.
Also, I'm not sure what term would actually be best for a four-chambered parliament. As far as I can see, "tetracameral" is used mainly in Spanish, and there, for biological matters (the four-chambered heart). I think "quadricameral" might be more common in English, but I think both would be quite rare. -- Vardion 19:22, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I would think that the Riksdag of the Estates was tetracameral/quadricameral. From poking around the internet, it seemed to me that they operated much like the UK House of Commons and UK House of Lords, of that time period. myselfalso 16:36, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
I agree. I've been poking around myself ever since I asked the question, and it seems that the four chambers of the Riksdag of the Estates did indeed deliberate separately. Perhaps there is a potential here for a new article. Boreanesia 11:43, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
I'm up for making an article, it's just a matter of it's name. Is it tetracameralism or quadricameralism? I'm not sure either word exists, but my suggestion is tetracameralism; I think it sounds better as a word. --myselfalso 00:43, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] EU

The European Union is not tricameral because the European Commission is the executive arm of the EU. --myselfalso 03:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I think it's more like the Union's civil service, but yeah, definitely not a third chamber. I've removed it. —Nightstallion (?) 19:34, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unions

Added a section (with references) for labor unions. J. J. in PA 00:30, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Three Estates in Scotland

Should there be any mention of the defunct Parliament of Scotland along with French tricameralism? Although it was a unicameral body, like the French estates it was made up of different estates of clergy/nobles and elected or appointed commissioners with the "Lords of the Articles" drafting legislation for the scrutiny of the Estates. Not true Tricameralism, but worth a paragraph? Benson85 01:43, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

If you could give it another name, tripartite electorate, it might work.

J. J. in PA 23:13, 11 July 2007 (UTC)