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BICAMERALISM IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE DUTCH EXAMPLE 1776-1788 Richard Steenvoorde* * M r . Richard Steenvoorde is a student in public administration and internati- onal law at Tilburg University, and editor o f this magazine. INTRODUCTION T h e American Constitution is the oldest, still effective, written constitu- tion in the world. Many books have been written about the framing of the Constitution in 1787, but a closer look reveals some interesting issues. Writings about the Articles of Confederation are rare. As main support of the new constitution the Federalist Papers are quoted, but at the same time the Anti-Federalist Papers were written. The anti-federa- lists have a special position in the Amercian history. Although they were strongly o p p o s e d to the p r o p o s e d c o n s t i t u t i o n , they are considerd, together with the federalists, as two sides of the same coin.' I In this article I would like to highlight two interesting subjects in the discussion between federalists and anti-federalists. How did party's think about the proposed bicameral system in the new constitution? What role
Tilburg Law Review – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1997
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