Chapter Six State Legislatures. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6-2 The Essence of Legislatures Legislative Functions A History

Chapter Six

State Legislatures

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The Essence of Legislatures

• Legislative Functions

• A History of Legislative Malfunction


Legislative Dynamics

• The Senate and the House

• Legislative Districts

• Legislative Pay

• Legislative Leadership

• Legislative Committees


Table 6.2: Leading States in the Percentage of Women Legislators, 2004


Figure 6.1: State Legislative Districts in Montgomery County, Maryland


Table 6.3: Standing Committees of the Legislature


Legislative Behavior

• Legislative Norms

• Legislative Cue-Taking


Figure 6.2: How a Bill Becomes Law


Legislative Reform and Capacity

• The Ideal Legislature

• The Effects of Reform


Figure 6.3: Legislatures: Three Flavors


Legislative Reform and Capacity (Cont’d)

• The Ideal Legislature

• The Effects of Reform

• Term Limits


Table 6.4: Term Limits in the States, 2004


Relationship with the Executive Branch

• Dealing with the Governor

• Overseeing the Bureaucracy


Figure 6.4: Divided Governments in the States, 1946-2002

Legislatures and Capacity

Conclusion


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