Bundesrat
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The Bundesrat is Germany’s federal council in which the governments of the 16 states (Länder) are represented and participate directly in national legislation and administration.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bundesrat (Germany) | 0 |
| Bundesrat of Germany | 11 |
| German Bundesrat | 3 |
| Bundesrat EU Committee | 1 |
| Bundesrat of the German Empire | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal council
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ |
| buildingArchitecturalStyle | neo-Renaissance ⓘ |
| buildingCompleted | 1904 ⓘ |
| canDelay | other federal legislation ⓘ |
| cannotBe | directly elected by citizens ⓘ |
| canVeto | laws requiring Bundesrat consent ⓘ |
| coLegislatesWith | Bundestag ⓘ |
| composition | members of the state governments ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional body ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| decisionRule |
absolute majority of votes cast for most laws
ⓘ
two-thirds majority for constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| established | 1949 ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Committee on European Union Affairs
ⓘ
Committee on Finance ⓘ Foreign Affairs Committee ⓘ
surface form:
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Legal Affairs ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | matters affecting the Länder ⓘ |
| hasPart | committees of the Bundesrat ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| locatedIn | Berlin ⓘ |
| maximumVotesPerState | 6 ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Bundesrat plenary chamber ⓘ |
| membersAppointedBy | state governments ⓘ |
| minimumVotesPerState | 3 ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Bundesrat self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 69 ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesRepresented | 16 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Bundesrat
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Federal Council ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
European Union affairs
ⓘ
federal administration ⓘ federal legislation ⓘ |
| partOf |
bicameral legislature of Germany
ⓘ
legislature of Germany ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Bundesrat
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesrat of the German Empire
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| presidencyRotation | rotates annually among minister-presidents of the Länder ⓘ |
| presidentRole |
chair of the Bundesrat
ⓘ
deputy to the Federal President ⓘ |
| presidentTitle | President of the Bundesrat ⓘ |
| previousSeat | Bonn ⓘ |
| represents |
German federal states
ⓘ
German states ⓘ
surface form:
Länder (states) of Germany
|
| seat | Bundesrat building, Berlin ⓘ |
| termLength | depends on membership in state government ⓘ |
| votingSystem | block voting by state ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Constitutional Court to review laws for constitutionality
→
appointingAuthority
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Bundesrat
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subject surface form:
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
this entity surface form:
German Bundesrat
subject surface form:
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
this entity surface form:
German Bundesrat
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
subject surface form:
Bundesrat (Germany)
subject surface form:
Federal Convention (Germany)
subject surface form:
Bundesrat (Germany)
subject surface form:
Federal Council (Austria)
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of Germany
subject surface form:
Bundesrat (Germany)
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat of the German Empire
this entity surface form:
Bundesrat EU Committee
subject surface form:
Unified Germany