Legislature: Kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws

Each person in the legislature is usually either elected or appointed. The constitution of that state or country usually tells how a legislature is supposed to work.

In many countries, the legislature is called a Parliament, Congress, or National Assembly. Sometimes there are two groups of members in the legislature. This is called a "bicameral" legislature. A unicameral legislature has only one group of members.

A country, district, city, or other small area may also have something like a legislature. These are often called councils, and they make smaller laws for their areas.

National

• Parliament
• Congress
• Diet
• National Assembly
• Althing — Iceland
• Assembleia da República — Portugal
• Bundestag — Germany
• Riksdag — Sweden
• Cortes Generales — Spain
• Eduskunta — Finland
• Federal Assembly — Russia, Switzerland
• Folketing — Denmark
• Stortinget — Norway
• Knesset — Israel
• Assembly of Albania — Albania
• Legislative Yuan — Republic of China/Taiwan
• moganane — Iran^[source?]
• United States Capitol - United States

Sub-National

• List of state legislatures of the United States — United States
  • General Assembly / Assembly
  • Great and General Court / General Court
  • House of Delegates
• Landtag — Germany, Austria
• Canada
  • Legislative Assembly — All provinces and territories except:
  • National Assembly — Quebec
  • House of Assembly — Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
• Australia
  • Legislative Assembly - All States and Territories except:
  • House of Assembly - South Australia and Tasmania
  • Legislative Council - All States except Queensland
• United Kingdom
  • Scottish Parliament — Scotland
  • Northern Ireland Assembly — Northern Ireland
  • National Assembly for Wales — Wales
  • Houses of Parliament — United Kingdom overall.