Massachusetts Senate
The Senate of Massachusetts (Massachusetts State Senate ) is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The chamber of parliament is composed of 40 Senators representing an electoral district respectively. The election districts are named after the respective counties in which they are located. The senators are elected for two -year terms. The meeting room of the Senate is located together with the House of Representatives in the Massachusetts State House in the capital, Boston.
Tasks of the Senate
The Massachusetts Senate fall As in upper houses in other states and territories, as well as in the U.S. Senate compared to the House of Representatives special tasks that go beyond the law. So it is up to the Senate, nominations of the Governor in his cabinet to accept or reject other offices of the executive branch and commissions and authorities.