First Chamber
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The First Chamber is the upper house of the Dutch parliament, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the lower house.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Chamber canonical | 6 |
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 Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Netherlands (insofar as domestic legislation is concerned)
|
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessStage | final parliamentary review of legislation ⓘ |
| lowerHouse |
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Chamber of the States General
|
| mainFunction |
constitutional review of legislation in practice
ⓘ
quality control of legislation ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Binnenhof
ⓘ
surface form:
Binnenhof, The Hague
|
| memberTitle | lid van de Eerste Kamer ⓘ |
| officialName |
Dutch Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Dutch Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Eerste Kamer
States General of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.