Conn. State House

Conn. State House Mark Twain House

Connecticut State House

 

Connecticut State House behind Civil War monument

 

in the State House park

In 1662 Connecticut received a royal charter. In 1818 the state adopted a new constitution. The state's present constitution was adopted in 1965. To become a law, a proposed constitutional amendment must receive at least a three-fourths majority vote in both houses of the state legislature or be approved by a majority in both houses in two consecutive legislative sessions and must be approved by a majority of voters.

 

State Capitol of Connecticut

The General Assembly, as the state legislature is called, consists of a 36-member Senate and a 151-member House of Representatives. Members of both houses are elected for two-year terms. The General Assembly meets in Hartford every year.

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Entrance to the State House area

 

Israel Putnam, a Connecticut Patriot

 

Horace Bushnell Memorial theater

 

square across from the State House


Conn. State House Mark Twain House

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