Legislature is the arm of government made up of elected persons, whose main responsibility is to make laws for the citizen.
Types of Legislature
There are two types of legislature:
- Unicameral legislature
- Bi-Camera legislature
Unicameral legislature: is the existence of one legislative chamber in a country. It is a situation whereby there is only one legislative house that makes law.
Bi-Camera Legislature : is the type of legislature with two legislative houses in a country. E.g Nigeria practices Bi-Cameral legislature which comprises of senate or upper house and house of representatives known as the lower house.
Watch the video tutorial above to learn about Legislature in government.
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JAMB Past Questions on Legislature
- An exception to the mandate of the legislature is the ________ A. enactment of law B. oversight of the executive C. representation of the citizenry D. conduct of external relation (see correct answer in the video tutorial above)
- In legislative process, a bill is _________ A. motion accepted for debate B. motion rejected after debate C. proposal before the legislature (see correct answer in the video tutorial above)
