Iowa General Assembly
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The Iowa General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Iowa, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing public policy through its Senate and House of Representatives.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iowa Territorial Legislature | 1 |
| Legislative branch of Iowa | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral state legislature
ⓘ
state legislature of the United States ⓘ |
| branch | legislative branch of Iowa ⓘ |
| canCall | special sessions ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoWith | supermajority vote ⓘ |
| capital |
Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Des Moines
|
| compositionDeterminedBy | population-based districts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystemLowerHouse | single-member districts ⓘ |
| electoralSystemUpperHouse | single-member districts ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of the State of Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Iowa
|
| governedBy |
Constitution of the State of Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Iowa
|
| hasComponent |
Iowa House of Representatives
ⓘ
Iowa Senate ⓘ |
| hasNoTermLimits | true ⓘ |
| houseTypeLower | lower house ⓘ |
| houseTypeUpper | upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Iowa
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberLower | Iowa House of Representatives ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberUpper | Iowa Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeSubject | statewide public policy ⓘ |
| location | Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Iowa State Capitol ⓘ |
| meetsInCity |
Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Des Moines
|
| membersRepresent | legislative districts in Iowa ⓘ |
| nicknameLowerHouse |
Iowa House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
Iowa House
|
| nicknameUpperHouse | Iowa Senate ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | government of Iowa ⓘ |
| passes | bills ⓘ |
| power |
to confirm certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
to override gubernatorial vetoes ⓘ |
| redistrictingBody | Iowa General Assembly self-link ⓘ |
| responsibility |
enacting state laws
ⓘ
levying state taxes ⓘ overseeing public policy in Iowa ⓘ passing the state budget ⓘ proposing constitutional amendments to the Iowa Constitution ⓘ |
| sessionType | annual regular sessions ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| supervises | Iowa state agencies through oversight ⓘ |
| termLengthLowerHouse | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLengthUpperHouse | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iowa Territorial Legislature
this entity surface form:
Legislative branch of Iowa
subject surface form:
Iowa House District 3
subject surface form:
Iowa House District 4