Disambiguation evidence for Bundesrat via surface form

"Bundesrat (Germany)"


As subject (50)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Bundesrat (Germany)".

Predicate Object
buildingArchitecturalStyle neo-Renaissance
buildingCompleted 1904
canDelay other federal legislation
canVeto laws requiring Bundesrat consent
cannotBe directly elected by citizens
coLegislatesWith Bundestag
composition members of the state governments
constitutionalStatus constitutional body
country Germany
decisionRule absolute majority of votes cast for most laws
decisionRule two-thirds majority for constitutional amendments
established 1949
hasCommittee Committee on European Union Affairs
hasCommittee Committee on Finance
hasCommittee Foreign Affairs Committee
surface form: Committee on Foreign Affairs
hasCommittee Committee on Legal Affairs
hasJurisdictionOver matters affecting the Länder
hasPart committees of the Bundesrat
houseType upper house
instanceOf federal council
instanceOf legislative body
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
officialName Federal Council
partOf bicameral legislature of Germany
partOf legislature of Germany
participatesIn European Union affairs
participatesIn federal administration
participatesIn federal legislation
predecessor Bundesrat self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bundesrat of the German Empire
predecessor Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic
presidencyRotation rotates annually among minister-presidents of the Länder
presidentRole chair of the Bundesrat
presidentRole deputy to the Federal President
presidentTitle President of the Bundesrat
previousSeat Bonn
represents German federal states
represents German states
surface form: Länder (states) of Germany
seat Bundesrat building, Berlin
termLength depends on membership in state government
votingSystem block voting by state