First Chamber

E10165

chamber of parliament upper house of parliament

The First Chamber is the upper house of the Dutch parliament, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the lower house.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chamber of parliament → upper house of parliament →
abbreviation	EK →
bicameralRelation	upper house in a bicameral legislature →
canDissolve	yes →
city	The Hague →
constitutionalDocument	Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands →
constitutionalStatus	constitutionally established chamber of the States General →
country	Netherlands →
countrySeat	Netherlands →
dissolutionBy	King of the Netherlands →
dissolutionOnAdviceOf	Council of Ministers of the Netherlands →
electionMethod	indirect election →
electoralCollege	electoral college for Dutch citizens abroad → electoral colleges for the Caribbean Netherlands → provincial councils of the Netherlands →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasMembers	senators →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands (insofar as domestic legislation is concerned) →
language	Dutch →
legislativeProcessStage	final parliamentary review of legislation →
lowerHouse	Second Chamber of the States General →
mainFunction	constitutional review of legislation in practice → quality control of legislation →
meetingPlace	Binnenhof, The Hague →
memberTitle	lid van de Eerste Kamer →
officialName	Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal →
oversightFunction	can initiate inquiries and debates → can question government ministers →
partOf	States General of the Netherlands →
power	can accept or reject bills in their entirety → cannot amend legislation →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the First Chamber →
role	approves or rejects bills → reviews legislation passed by the lower house →
shortName	Eerste Kamer → First Chamber of the States General →
sisterChamber	House of Representatives of the Netherlands → Second Chamber →
termLength	4 years →
typeOfBody	legislative body →
votingSystem	indirect party-list proportional representation →
website	https://www.eerstekamer.nl →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
States General of the Netherlands →	hasPart
President of the First Chamber →	leads
President of the First Chamber →	presidesOver
President of the First Chamber →	represents
Dutch Senate →	shortName
Second Chamber →	worksWith