This book examines how the chambers of bicameral legislatures interact when they produce legislation.

Part I. History and Geography of Bicameral Diversity: 1. Bicameralism in historical perspective; 2. The institutions of bicameralism; Part II. Models of Bicameral Institutions: 3. The core and the uncovered set of bicameral institutions; 4. A model of intercameral bargaining; 5. A model of conference committees and their proposals; Part III. Empirical Studies of Bicameralism and Implications: 6. The outcomes of intercameral bargaining; 7. The process of intercameral bargaining; 8. Conference committees; 9. Implications; Conclusions.