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The iowa senate is the upper house of the iowa general assembly, iowa s legislature. List of books and articles about iowa history online. Selected digitized books, available online, memorials, thirtyninth. The judicial branch is headed by the iowa supreme court under the chief justice, currently marsha ternus. Iowa constitution codified this electronic version of the iowa constitution is a copy of the constitution published in the iowa code and incorporates into the original document all amendments ratified by the voters through the 2010 general election, omits certain provisions apparently superseded or obsolete, and uses the form, footnote, and styling conventions used in the iowa code. Thomas christensen wrote the first edition of this book in 1928, and soon after that, the iowa general assembly passed a law requiring the study of iowa history. State of iowa, 1974, also by phyllis barry and wayne arthur faupel page images at hathitrust. The legislative branch is the iowa general assembly, composed of two houses the iowa senate and the iowa house of representatives. Journal of the senate of the general assembly of the state.
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