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  2. List of United States state legislatures - Wikipedia

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    Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution . With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house (Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of ...

  3. Unicameralism - Wikipedia

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    Unicameralism (from uni- "one" + Latin camera "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. [1] Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly 60% of all national legislatures [2] and an even greater share of subnational legislatures.

  4. State governments of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Every state except for Nebraska has a bicameral legislature, meaning it comprises two chambers. The unicameral Nebraska Legislature is commonly called the "Senate", and its members are officially called "Senators". In the majority of states (26), the state legislature is simply called "Legislature".

  5. List of legislatures by country - Wikipedia

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    Unicameral 5 one-party state closed list: 115 48,148 Latvia: Parliament [note 3] (Saeima) Unicameral 4 proportional closed list: 100 20,703 Lebanon: Parliament (مجلس النواب, Majlis an-Nuwwab / Chambre des Députés) Also: National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Unicameral 4 proportional/party list 128 33,000 Lesotho

  6. Congress of the Confederation - Wikipedia

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    To pay the interest and principal of the debt, Congress had twice proposed an amendment to the Articles granting them the power to lay a 5% duty on imports, but amendments to the Articles required the consent of all thirteen states: the 1781 impost plan had been rejected by Rhode Island and Virginia, while the revised plan, discussed in 1783 ...

  7. Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia

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    Consensus was achieved by including language guaranteeing that each state retained its sovereignty, leaving the matter of western land claims in the hands of the individual states, including language stating that votes in Congress would be en bloc by state, and establishing a unicameral legislature with limited and clearly delineated powers.

  8. Comparison of U.S. state and territory governments - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the government of each of the 50 states is structured in accordance with its individual constitution. In turn, each state constitution must be grounded in republican principles. Article IV, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution tasks the federal government with assuring that each state's government is so ...

  9. Upper house - Wikipedia

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    Nebraska is the only state in the United States with a unicameral legislature, having abolished its lower house in 1934, while the Senate of Nebraska, the upper house prior to 1934, continues to assemble. The Australian state of Queensland also once had an appointed Legislative