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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Senate
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:budget
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:can_form_committees
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:can_impeach
|
State officials
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gptkbp:can_veto
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Various
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gptkbp:composed_by
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Residents of Massachusetts
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:Yes
2 years
The people of Massachusetts
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gptkbp:election_year
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Every 2 years
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1780
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gptkbp:governed_by
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
President of the Senate
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gptkbp:governing_body
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gptkb:Annual
gptkb:Yes
Regularly scheduled
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gptkbp:has_diversity_in_membership
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:has_historical_significance
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:has_leadership
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Minority Leader
Majority Leader
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gptkbp:has_meetings
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:has_members
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gptkb:40
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts State Senate
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gptkbp:investigates
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:is_accountable_to
|
The electorate
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gptkbp:is_bicameral
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
|
Policy making
State governance
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gptkbp:is_located_in
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gptkb:government_building
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gptkbp:is_part_of
|
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
Legislative branch of Massachusetts
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gptkbp:is_subject_to
|
gptkb:Public_scrutiny
State and federal laws
|
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gptkbp:leadership
|
Committee Chairs
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Yes
|
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gptkbp:meets
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gptkb:Boston
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gptkbp:official_website
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https://malegislature.gov/ Legislators/ House
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gptkbp:oversees
|
State budget
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gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:political_party
|
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:public_reaction
|
gptkb:Yes
|
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gptkbp:responsible_for
|
State legislation
Legislative oversight
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gptkbp:revenue
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:session
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:term_length
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2 years
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gptkbp:voting_method
|
Regularly
40 Senators
Defined by rules
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gptkbp:works_with
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gptkb:Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:John_A._Volpe
gptkb:Robert_C._Winthrop
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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