Wisconsin State Legislature
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The Wisconsin State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, consisting of the State Assembly and the State Senate.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin Legislature | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| authority | Wisconsin Constitution ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| buildingTypeOfMeetingPlace | state capitol building ⓘ |
| composition |
Democratic Party members
ⓘ
Republican Party members ⓘ |
| convenes | Wisconsin legislative sessions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType |
Assembly districts
ⓘ
Senate districts ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Wisconsin Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Wisconsin Constitution of 1848
|
| governs | state agencies of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wisconsin State Assembly
ⓘ
Wisconsin State Senate ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the Wisconsin State Senate ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly ⓘ |
| house |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
internal affairs of Wisconsin
ⓘ
statewide public policy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Wisconsin
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Wisconsin
|
| legislativeProcess | enacts state statutes for Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Wisconsin State Assembly ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ |
| numberOfAssemblyDistricts | 99 ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateDistricts | 33 ⓘ |
| oversees | state budget of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wisconsin state government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Wisconsin
|
| power |
confirms certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
enacts state laws ⓘ overrides gubernatorial vetoes ⓘ passes state budget ⓘ |
| relationshipBetweenHouses | Senate districts each contain three Assembly districts ⓘ |
| responsibility | redistricting of legislative and congressional districts in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| sessionType | biennial legislative sessions ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| termLengthOfMembers |
2 years for Assembly members
ⓘ
4 years for Senate members ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Wisconsin State Senate ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://legis.wisconsin.gov ⓘ |
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