New Hampshire General Court
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The New Hampshire General Court is the state's bicameral legislative body, known for having one of the largest lower houses in the United States and for its citizen-legislator tradition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire House of Representatives | 5 |
| General Court | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
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state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approves | state budget of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoWith | two-thirds majority in each chamber ⓘ |
| canPropose | constitutional amendments to the New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ |
| composition | part-time legislators ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electoralDistrictType |
multi-member districts for House
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single-member districts for Senate ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | colonial era of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
New Hampshire Constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of New Hampshire
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| hasAuthorityOver |
appropriations in New Hampshire
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state public policy in New Hampshire ⓘ taxation in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouseSeats | 400 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Hampshire General Court
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New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire Senate ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficer | President of the New Hampshire Senate ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouseSeats | 24 ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | colonial-era General Court of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| houseType |
lower house: New Hampshire House of Representatives
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New Hampshire Senate ⓘ
surface form:
upper house: New Hampshire Senate
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| knownFor |
citizen-legislator tradition
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large lower house ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Concord, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | New Hampshire State House ⓘ |
| memberRemuneration | nominal salary ⓘ |
| nickname |
New Hampshire General Court
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surface form:
General Court
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| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oversees | redistricting in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| passes | state statutes ⓘ |
| sessionType | biennial sessions ⓘ |
| termLengthOfLowerHouseMembers | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLengthOfUpperHouseMembers | 2 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ ⓘ |
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New Hampshire House of Representatives
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New Hampshire House of Representatives
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New Hampshire House of Representatives
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New Hampshire House of Representatives
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New Hampshire House of Representatives
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General Court