New Jersey Legislature
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The New Jersey Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of New Jersey, consisting of the General Assembly and the Senate.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Legislature canonical | 20 |
| New Jersey Senate | 18 |
| New Jersey General Assembly | 1 |
| New Jersey legislature | 1 |
| New Jersey state legislative elections | 1 |
| New Jersey state senate | 1 |
| legislative branch of the Government of New Jersey | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
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| canOverrideVetoOf | Governor of New Jersey ⓘ |
| coequalBranchWith |
Governor of New Jersey
ⓘ
Judiciary of New Jersey ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dividesStateInto | 40 legislative districts ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of New Jersey ⓘ |
| follows |
Constitution of New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Constitution
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
appropriations in New Jersey
ⓘ
confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ proposed constitutional amendments in New Jersey ⓘ state budget of New Jersey ⓘ taxation in New Jersey ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | laws of New Jersey ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Jersey General Assembly
ⓘ
New Jersey Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Senate
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| hasWebsite | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ ⓘ |
| house |
New Jersey General Assembly
ⓘ
New Jersey Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Senate
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Government of the State of New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
State Government of New Jersey
|
| legislativeChamber |
New Jersey General Assembly
ⓘ
New Jersey Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Senate
|
| legislativeProcessIncludes |
committee review
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floor debate ⓘ introduction of bills ⓘ presentation to the Governor of New Jersey ⓘ voting in both houses ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ |
| meetsIn | New Jersey State House ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers |
120
ⓘ
120 legislators ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersInHouse |
40 members in the Senate
ⓘ
80 members in the General Assembly ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of the State of New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of New Jersey
|
| replaced |
revolutionary government of New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
colonial-era Provincial Congress of New Jersey
|
| seat | New Jersey State House ⓘ |
| sessionType | biennial legislative sessions ⓘ |
| structure | bicameral ⓘ |
| subdivision |
New Jersey General Assembly
ⓘ
New Jersey Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Senate
|
| termLengthOfMembers |
2 years for General Assembly members
ⓘ
4 years for most Senate terms ⓘ |
| uses | legislative districts with one senator and two assembly members each ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideRequirement | two-thirds majority in each house ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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New Jersey
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New Jersey
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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William E. Schluter
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New Jersey legislature
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey General Assembly
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey state legislative elections
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New Jersey state senate
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New Jersey Senate
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legislative branch of the Government of New Jersey
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey Senate