Answers:
- A) Drafting legislation
- B) serving on committees
- D) passing a budget for the state
- E) voting on constitutional amendments
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Explanation:
Let's go through each answer choice.
A) True. The legislature is the group of senators and house members who make laws. So this is what "drafting legislation" means. Those bills are then sent to the governor for approval.
B) True. They also serve on committees because the lawmakers divide themselves up into groups. One such group could be a group that goes over the energy and technology of the state.
C) False. The courts, more generally the judicial branch, interprets the law. The legislature has an indirect impact on the courts in the form of approving or denying the governor's pick for judges, but the legislative body does not directly interpret the laws themselves.
D) True. The power of the purse is in the hands of the congress and the state legislature.
E) True. The state legislature decides whether to approve or reject any new proposed amendment to the constitution. Three-fourths of the states must approve the proposed amendment for it to be accepted. Since the bar is fairly high, this means amendments are somewhat rare in relation to many other types of laws passed.
F) False. The executive branch, specifically the governor, appoints the state supreme court justices. However, the legislature has the power to approve or disapprove the choices.
