Legislature Flashcards
The total number of members of both Legislature branches should never exceed ______.
75
What kind of bills are priority (take precede) over initiative petitions?
Appropriation bills
What are appropriation bills?
Legislative motion that authorizes the government to spend money.
An initiative measure approved by voters should not be amended, annulled, repealed, set aside by Legislature with ____ years.
3
Regular sessions of the Legislature are_______.
Biennial (once every two years)
Each regular session of the Legislature will begin the ___________ __________ in ____________.
First Monday, February
Assemblymen are chose by electors of their respective districts and hold office for ________ year terms.
2
Senators are chosen by electors in the same way as ___________ and have _______ year terms.
assemblymen, 4
Both Senators and assemblymen cannot be elected to office if they have served _____ years or more.
12
The Legislature will fix by law the number of Senators and Assemblymen every ______ years.
10
___________________should be apportioned according to population.
Representatives (Senators and Assemblymen
Any bill may originate in either ___________, and all bills passed by one may be amended by another.
House of Legislature
If a member of the Legislature dies, the ________________ of the county from which such member was elected should appoint a person from the same political party to fill the vacancy.
county of commissioners
___________ of all the members elected to each House is necessary to pass every bill or joint resolution.
A majority
All bills or joint resolutions passed should be signed by the presiding officers of the respective _______ and by the _____________ and __________________.
Houses, Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the Assembly
