State Legislatures
•A. State legislatures are
the oldest part of our government,
predating the Constitution; A purpose
of the Constitution was to restrain state legislatures and strengthen the national government
• B. Now, state
legislatures are vital parts of state government, a counter balance to governors and bureaucracies
•C. Their plural nature hurts
their public image and
power
•D. They make laws and
balance conflicting political
powers