State legislature (United States)
A state legislature in the United States is the legislature of any of the 50 U.S. states.
What is in them
[change | change source]Every state legislature (except Nebraska's) is bicameral. This means that they have an upper house and a lower house. They are similar to the United States Congress in what they look like.
What they do
[change | change source]State legislatures do similar things as the U.S. Congress does, only for each state.
State legislatures have the power to ratify an amendment of the United States Constitution.
History
[change | change source]The first American legislature was created in 1619 by the Virginia House of Burgesses.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hodson, Tim; Tucker, Harvey J.; Garrett, John; Vanlandingham, Gary R.; Mo, Stephen Davis; Nv, Kathy Fosnaugh; Mo, Jackie Hord; Va, Bruce Jamerson (2005). JUDGING LEGISLATURES (PDF). Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Women in State Legislatures Archived 2011-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
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