Mississippi Legislature
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The Mississippi Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Mississippi ⓘ |
| authority | Mississippi Constitution ⓘ |
| branchOf | Government of Mississippi ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | appropriations for state agencies ⓘ |
| canImpeach | certain state officials ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoOf | Governor of Mississippi ⓘ |
| composition | elected representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralDistrictType | single-member districts ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Mississippi Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Constitution of 1890
|
| function |
approve state budget
ⓘ
enact state laws ⓘ levy state taxes ⓘ oversight of executive branch ⓘ propose constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | Mississippi ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mississippi House of Representatives
ⓘ
Mississippi State Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Senate
|
| hasUpperHouse |
Mississippi State Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Senate
|
| houseType | upper house and lower house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | state law in Mississippi ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberLabel |
House of Representatives
ⓘ
Senate ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| location | Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Mississippi State Capitol ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding |
Mississippi State Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi State Capitol building
|
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism | legislative committees ⓘ |
| precededBy | Territorial legislature of Mississippi Territory ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | redistricting within Mississippi ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits for members ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.legislature.ms.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.