South Carolina General Assembly

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The South Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing government functions in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
budgetaryPower appropriates state funds
canImpeach certain state officials
convenes annual legislative sessions
country United States of America
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
elects certain members of the South Carolina judiciary
members of some state boards and commissions
establishedBy Constitution of South Carolina
fiscalYearStartInfluence sets state fiscal policy
governingDocument Constitution of South Carolina
hasComponent South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina Senate
hasHouseSeats 124
hasPower override gubernatorial veto with supermajority
hasSenateSeats 46
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post voting
historicalPrecursor South Carolina colonial legislature
surface form: Colonial Assembly of South Carolina
houseElectionCycle every 2 years
houseTermLength 2 years
jurisdiction South Carolina
surface form: State of South Carolina
languageUsed English
legislativeBodyOf South Carolina
surface form: State of South Carolina
legislativeFunction confirms certain gubernatorial appointments
enacts state laws
levies state taxes
oversees executive branch
passes state budget
proposes state constitutional amendments
locatedIn Columbia, South Carolina
Richland County, South Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
lowerHouse South Carolina House of Representatives
mayCall joint sessions of both houses
meetsIn South Carolina State House
nickname South Carolina General Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Carolina Legislature
numberOfChambers 2
oversees South Carolina executive agencies
partOf South Carolina state government
surface form: government of South Carolina
publishes South Carolina Code of Laws (as amended)
regulates local governments within South Carolina
senateElectionCycle every 4 years
senateTermLength 4 years
sessionType part-time legislature
upperHouse South Carolina Senate
website South Carolina General Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/

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South Carolina legislature South Carolina General Assembly
American colonial assemblies hasPart South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: South Carolina Commons House of Assembly
Nullification Crisis conflictBetween South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: South Carolina state government
John Lewis Gervais memberOf South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control parentOrganization South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: Government of South Carolina
Animis Opibusque Parati appliesTo South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: State of South Carolina government
South Carolina General Assembly website South Carolina General Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/
South Carolina General Assembly nickname South Carolina General Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South Carolina Legislature
South Carolina Senate partOf South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina House of Representatives chamberOf South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina Provincial Congress followedBy South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina Provincial Congress followedBy South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: South Carolina General Assembly under the 1776 Constitution
South Carolina Provincial Congress replacedBy South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: South Carolina General Assembly under the 1776 Constitution
South Carolina colonial legislature replacedBy South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina State House houses South Carolina General Assembly
Nullifier Party hadStrongholdIn South Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: South Carolina legislature
Horry County, South Carolina stateLegislativeBody South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina House District 87 lowerHouseDistrictOf South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education coordinatesWith South Carolina General Assembly