| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:legislative_body 
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                                | gptkbp:billIntroduction | by members 
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                                | gptkbp:billPassage | majority vote 
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                                | gptkbp:committeeSystem | used in all states 
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                                | gptkbp:congressionalDistrict | based on population 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:district | gptkb:state_order 
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                                | gptkbp:electionMethod | direct election 
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                                | gptkbp:ethicsRules | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:exceptionsToBicameral | gptkb:Nebraska 
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                                | gptkbp:federalRelation | separate from US Congress 
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                                | gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanElected | 1868 
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                                | gptkbp:firstHispanicElected | 1870s 
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                                | gptkbp:firstNativeAmericanElected | 1880s 
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                                | gptkbp:firstStateLegislature | gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Burgesses 
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                                | gptkbp:firstStateLegislatureYear | 1619 
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                                | gptkbp:firstWomenElected | 1917 
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                                | gptkbp:governorVeto | possible in all states 
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                                | gptkbp:largestLegislature | gptkb:New_Hampshire_General_Court 
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                                | gptkbp:largestLegislatureMembers | 424 
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                                | gptkbp:lawReview | subject to state courts 
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                                | gptkbp:leadershipPositions | gptkb:President_of_the_Senate gptkb:public_speaker
 Majority Leader
 Minority Leader
 
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                                | gptkbp:legalBasis | gptkb:state_order 
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                                | gptkbp:legislativeCaucuses | exist in most states 
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                                | gptkbp:legislativeCouncils | exist in some states 
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                                | gptkbp:legislativeImmunity | provided in most states 
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                                | gptkbp:legislativeStaff | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:legislature | regular special
 
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                                | gptkbp:lobbyingRegulation | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:lowerChamberCommonName | gptkb:House_of_Representatives 
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                                | gptkbp:lowerChamberOtherNames | gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly gptkb:assembly_language
 gptkb:House_of_Delegates
 
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                                | gptkbp:meetingFrequency | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:membersTotal | 7383 
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                                | gptkbp:NebraskaLegislaturePartyAffiliation | nonpartisan 
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                                | gptkbp:NebraskaLegislatureType | unicameral 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfLegislatures | 50 
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                                | gptkbp:openToPublic | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:overrideVeto | possible in all states 
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                                | gptkbp:powers | confirm appointments redistricting
 approve state budgets
 impeach state officials
 pass state laws
 
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                                | gptkbp:publicHearings | common 
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                                | gptkbp:publicRecords | subject to state law 
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                                | gptkbp:publicTransparency | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:redistrictingCycle | every 10 years 
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                                | gptkbp:redistrictingResponsibility | state legislatures 
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                                | gptkbp:salary | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:smallestLegislature | gptkb:Nebraska_Legislature 
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                                | gptkbp:smallestLegislatureMembers | 49 
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                                | gptkbp:structure | bicameral 
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                                | gptkbp:termLengthLowerChamber | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:termLengthUpperChamber | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:termLimits | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:unicameralLegislature | gptkb:Nebraska_Legislature 
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                                | gptkbp:upperChamberCommonName | gptkb:United_States_Congress 
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                                | gptkbp:vetoOverride | possible in all states 
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                                | gptkbp:vetoOverrideThreshold | varies by state 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Local_Government_Committee 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | state legislatures (US) 
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