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What term can be used to describe the houses of the legislature?
Chambers
What is the term of a house not adjourning another house?
In the UK we would refer to a house that is not attached to another house as detached. Just two houses joined together are semi-detached and houses in a long row are called terraced houses (I believe they are referred to as row houses in the USA).
How is the executive branch chosen for the Virginia Plan?
For a seven-year term by the "legislature (ie Congress)
How is the legislature of the US set up?
They have a house of representatives with no term limits. They have a bicameral system just like the federal government and many other similarities with it.
What term is defined as a person who has the responsibility to carry out the laws of the legislature or the decrees of the Supreme?
President
What term is defined as on one house legislature?
Unicameral
What term referes to a two house legislature?
Bicameral
What is meant by the term 'bicameral legislature' and what form does it take at a Commonwealth level?
A bicameral legislature is composed of two-chambers, usually termed the lower house and upper house.
How long is the senator in the lower house of Vermont's state legislature term?
Two years with no term limits.
What term is defined as a one house ligestrature?
A unicameral legislature is a system where the country's legislative body has only one chamber or house, as opposed to a bicameral legislature, which has two separate chambers.
The US Congress is made up of the House and the Senate What term describes this kind of legislature?
Bicameral
Was the continental congress unicameral?
Unicameral is a term used in government for a legislature that has one house. This was the structure of the Continental Congress in the 1700s.
What term refers to a one term legislature?
unicameral
The US Congress is made up of the House and the SenateWhat term describes this kind of legislature?
bicameral. (bi + Latin camera meaning chamber)
What is the states term lengths for state legislatures?
Every member of the legislature, both House and Senate, faces election every two years.
What is Another term for country house?
Another term for a country house is a manor house. Years ago, manor houses were built surrounded by a boat and drawbridge and inside the main feature was a great hall.
Did Abraham Lincoln hold other government positions before becoming president?
He was a member of the Illinois legislature, and a one-term member of the US House of Representatives. He ran for the Senate unsuccessfully against Douglas.
