In the State they are called Assembly
and Senate; in the National government they are called House of
Representatives and Senate. The Assembly and House of
Representatives each elect their own speaker; the State Senate is
presided over by the Lieutenant Governor. The National Senate is
presided over by the Vice-President.
Q. What is the number of members in each at the present time?
A. In the Assembly there are one hundred and twenty-eight, in the
House of Representatives two hundred and ninety-three, in the
State Senate thirty-two, in the National Senate seventy-six.
Q. How do their terms of office compare?
A. The members of the Assembly are elected for one year, of the
House of Representatives for two years, of the State Senate for
two years, of the National Senate for six years.
JUDICIARY.
Q. In what respect are the State Courts and National Courts
similar?
A. Each has a Supreme and Circuit court.
Q. What are the names applied to United States Courts?
A. The Constitution of the United States calls them Inferior
Courts, and one Supreme Court.
A TABULAR VIEW OF UNITED STATES COURTS.
I. Inferior
1. District Courts.
2. Circuit Courts.
II. Supreme.
Q. How many District Courts are there at present?
A. Sixty-five; fifty-six of them being in the States, and nine of
them in the Territories.
Q. What is the largest number of districts into which any State is
divided?
A.
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