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.

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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

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Committee on Legal Affairs governingBody Bundesrat
subject surface form: Committee on Legal Affairs (Bundesrat, Germany)
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
State Government of Lower Saxony participatesIn Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic replaces Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Federal Council of the German Empire
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic predecessor Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of the German Empire
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic successorBodyInPostwarGermany Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of the Federal Republic of Germany
Reichstag of the North German Confederation coLegislatorWith Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of the North German Confederation
Second Reich upperHouse Bundesrat
State Government of Baden-Württemberg coordinatesWith Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
State Government of Baden-Württemberg participatesIn Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Federal Parliament hasChamber Bundesrat
Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court selectionInvolves Bundesrat
this entity surface form: German Bundesrat
Federal Councillor equivalentOfficeInGerman Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat (Mitglied des Bundesrates)
Minister President of Baden-Württemberg isMemberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
federal state of Berlin hostsInstitution Bundesrat
subject surface form: Berlin
this entity surface form: German Bundesrat
federal state of Berlin memberOf Bundesrat
subject surface form: Berlin
Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein leads Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein
Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein memberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Minister-President of Brandenburg memberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt memberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Federal Council of Germany predecessor Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of the German Empire
Federal Court of Audit reportsTo Bundesrat
this entity surface form: German Bundesrat
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) governmentUser Bundesrat
subject surface form: Bundesadler
Government of Hamburg memberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Bundesminister oathTakenBefore Bundesrat
Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern memberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern confersMembership Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
state government of Rhineland-Palatinate participatesIn Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
Reichstag of the German Empire subordinateTo Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of the German Empire
Reichstag of the German Empire sharesPowerWith Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of the German Empire
President of the Senate of Bremen isMemberOf Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany
CF equivalentTermInGerman Bundesrat
Cabinet Adenauer III upperHouse Bundesrat
Government of North Rhine-Westphalia participatesIn Bundesrat
this entity surface form: Bundesrat of Germany