Legislative Branches of NC and US
Comparing
North Carolina Legislative Branch
- Consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Another name for the NC General Assembly
- First met in Raleigh in 1794
- In the House of Representatives there are 120 members and in the Senate there are 50 members
- Every official member is elected
Similarities
- Both have a House of Representatives and Senate
- Both make the laws
- Both have elected officials in their houses
The United States Legislative Branch
- It is discussed in the first article in the US Constitution
- The Congress writes the law
- Has a House of Representatives and a Senate
- 100 Senators total with 2 from each state
- The Representatives in the House of Representatives is based on the population of the state they are representing as per the Great Compromise