A bicameral legislature is made up of

1. Analyze the question The question asks for the number of chambers (houses) in a bicameral legislature.

2. Explain the concept The word "bicameral" comes from Latin:

• bi = two
• camera = chamber or room

So a bicameral legislature is one with two chambers (houses).

Related terms to know:

• Unicameral: one chamber (e.g., Ghana's Parliament, Lagos State House of Assembly and all Nigerian state assemblies)
• Bicameral: two chambers (e.g., Nigeria's National Assembly)
• Multicameral: more than two chambers (rare)

3. Solution

• Bicameral = bi (two) + camera (chamber)
• Nigeria's National Assembly has: • The Senate (upper house, 109 members) • The House of Representatives (lower house, 360 members)

This matches a two-chamber system.

4. Check the options

• A. two chambers ✔
• B. three chambers ✘ (this would be tricameral)
• C. one chamber ✘ (this is unicameral)
• D. four chambers ✘ (not a standard legislative term)

5. Exam tip Link the prefix to the number: Bicycle has two wheels, so bicameral has two chambers. Uniform is one, so unicameral is one chamber.