United States state legislatures

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_state_legislatures
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:district
gptkbp:authority gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:state_house_of_representatives
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electionMethod direct election
gptkbp:establishedIn late 18th century
gptkbp:excludes Nebraska Legislature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States state legislatures
gptkbp:leadershipPositions majority leader
minority leader
president of the senate
speaker of the house
gptkbp:legislature bicameral
committee review
voting
bill introduction
floor debate
governor signature
gptkbp:mainFunction confirm appointments
oversee state executive
approve state budgets
enact state laws
impeach state officials
gptkbp:meetingFrequency annual or biennial
gptkbp:Nebraska_LegislatureType unicameral
gptkbp:numberOfLegislatures 50
gptkbp:openToPublic open to public
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:judge
gptkb:state_order
state governor
gptkbp:termLength varies by state
gptkbp:website https://www.ncsl.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4