The powers of the upper house in federations
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https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v63i1.54021Keywords:
Upper House. Bicameralism. Federal state.Abstract
The upper house holds powers to initiate, amend and approve bills that vary from one federal state to another. In some, these powers are equal or comparable to those of the lower house. In others, it acts with the power of suspensive veto only. There is also the possibility of not participating in the legislative process. There are other powers that federal constitutions add to the upper house, such as the court of impeachment, dissolution of government and solution of federal issues. Although these formal powers are not definitive in defining the institutional role and relevance of the house, they are nevertheless elements that influence political and constitutional practice. For the study of this theme, the descriptive and analytical method was adopted, seeking to identify similarities and, above all, varieties of competences formally attributed by the constitutional systems to the upper house. Likewise, the comparative study was performed as a way to understand the institutional role of the federal upper house.
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