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Most legislatures are organized like Congress.

Nebraska is unique because it is unicameral, but every other state has a bicameral state legislature.

The upper house is called the senate and has fewer members than the lower house.

Lieutenant governors are often figurehead leaders who can cast tie-breaking votes.

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The two types of legislative sessions are regular and special.

The regular session is the annual or biennial gathering of the legislature.

A special session is a specially-called meeting of the legislature, typically to deal with pressing problems.

Special sessions may be called by the governor or the legislature, depending on the state.

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Are defined in a state’s constitution.

A person must be a resident of the district that he or she wants to represent.

A person usually must be at least 25 years old to serve as a senator and at least 21 to serve in house.

Many state legislators are lawyers.

Most state legislators work only part time at their offices and are paid much less for their service.

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All state senators and representatives are directly elected by the people in their voting districts.

Candidates will typically take part in a primary in order to be put on the general election ballot, and the candidate will then have to win a plurality of the votes during the general election.

Most states require a two-part process consisting of a closed or semi-closed primary during which only voters registered to a certain party can choose candidates to go on to represent that party in a general election.

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Counties are normally the largest territorial and political subdivision within a state.

Every state except Connecticut and Rhode Island has a system of county governments.

A county board has the authority to govern most counties.

Zoning code: a rule that specifies how land in particular parts of a city or county can be used.