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Focuses on the judicial advisory opinions and legislative outcomes in comparative perspective in the U.S. Implication of advisory mechanism for institutional behavior and policy outcomes; Emphasis on the advantages in allowing courts to intervene early legislative process; Creation of incomplete information model of advisory opinions.

Develops a simple signaling game in which a Legislature and a Court interact in seeking their own policy goals. Sources of uncertainty faced by the Legislature when legislating; Informational productivity of the Court; Effect of the possibility of informative judicial review on the quantity and informational quality of legislation enacted by the Legislature.

Analyzes the selection of judicial standards in reviewing legislation in the United States. Reference to the case `U.S. v. Carolene Products Co.'; Background of Footnote Four; Description of the paradigmatic McCulloch/Barnwell game; Adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment; Aspects of undesirable legislation.

Presents information on a study conducted which examined the relationship between informational and bicameral legislatures. What is voting sequence; Role of informational expertise in sequential strategies adopted by bicameral chambers; How do bicameral chambers vote on legislative bills.