Parliament of Ghana

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The Parliament of Ghana is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the people of Ghana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
branchOf Parliament of Ghana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislature of Ghana
canApprove national budget of Ghana
canConduct parliamentary inquiries
canPass Acts of Parliament
canRatify international treaties of Ghana
canSummon government ministers
country Ghana
electionInterval every 4 years
electoralSystem single-member constituencies
establishedUnder Constitution of Ghana
surface form: 1992 Constitution of Ghana
exercisesPowerUnder Constitution of Ghana
governmentTypeContext unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasCommittee parliamentary select committees
parliamentary standing committees
hasElections parliamentary elections in Ghana
hasFunction approval of appointments where required by law
scrutiny of public expenditure
hasLeader Majority Leader of Parliament of Ghana
Minority Leader of Parliament of Ghana
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.gh/
hasPower to enact, amend, and repeal laws
hasSpeaker Speaker of Parliament of Ghana
hasTermLength 4 years
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Ghana
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeBodyFor Ghana
surface form: Republic of Ghana
locatedIn Accra
Parliament House, Accra
meetsFrequency throughout the year in sessions
meetsIn Parliament House, Accra
meetsInSession plenary sittings
membersAre Members of Parliament
surface form: Members of Parliament of Ghana
oversees Executive branch of Ghana
partOf Government of Ghana
precededBy Parliament of Ghana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of the Third Republic of Ghana
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of Parliament
primaryFunction lawmaking
oversight of the executive
representation of the people
represents constituencies of Ghana
votingSystem first-past-the-post
worksWith Judiciary of Ghana
President of Ghana

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Ghana legislature Parliament of Ghana
Greater Accra Region containsParliament Parliament of Ghana
Government of Ghana legislature Parliament of Ghana
Parliament of Ghana branchOf Parliament of Ghana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Legislature of Ghana
Parliament of Ghana precededBy Parliament of Ghana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliament of the Third Republic of Ghana
Kofi Busia parliamentaryBody Parliament of Ghana
subject surface form: Kofi Abrefa Busia
President of Ghana reportsTo Parliament of Ghana
this entity surface form: Parliament of Ghana (for accountability mechanisms)
Judiciary of Ghana coequalBranchWith Parliament of Ghana
this entity surface form: Legislature of Ghana
Constitution of Ghana establishesBody Parliament of Ghana
Ghana Armed Forces overseenBy Parliament of Ghana
Legislative Council of the Gold Coast followedBy Parliament of Ghana
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Ghana
Legislative Council of the Gold Coast replacedBy Parliament of Ghana
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Ghana
Legislative Council of the Gold Coast replacedBy Parliament of Ghana
this entity surface form: post-independence Parliament of Ghana