http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20181005-152439-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/two-faces-german-bicameralism-2/ Two Faces of German Bicameralism Saurer, Johannes eng 2014-10-22 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 In times of small coalitions the face of bicameralism in Germany oftentimes expresses conflict and stalemate. On the other hand, there is the very different face of bicameralism in times of grand coalitions. These two alternating faces of German bicameralism result from a particular historical decision on constitutional design.