Congress of Colombia

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The Congress of Colombia is the national bicameral legislature of Colombia, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the government.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
appoints some high public officials as defined by law
buildingStyle neoclassical
canDissolve no
capitalSeat Bogotá
compositionDeterminedBy population and territorial representation
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Colombia
country Colombia
electoralCycle every 4 years
establishedBy Constitution of Colombia
governmentBranch Legislative branch of Colombia
hasJurisdictionOver declaration of war and peace
international treaties approval
national budget
tax legislation
hasPart Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
Senate of Colombia
houseType lower house
upper house
jurisdiction Colombia
legalSystem civil law
legislativeBodyFor Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
legislatureType bicameral
locatedInCountry Colombia
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bogotá
Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department
lowerHouse Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
meetsAtCoordinates 4.5981°N 74.0760°W
meetsIn Capitolio Nacional
nativeName Congress of Colombia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congreso de Colombia
numberOfHouses 2
officialLanguage Spanish
oversees Government of Colombia
role amends the Constitution of Colombia
approves the national budget
enacts national legislation
exercises political control over the executive
oversees the national government
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
termLengthOfRepresentatives 4 years
termLengthOfSenators 4 years
upperHouse Senate of Colombia
votingSystemForLowerHouse proportional representation
votingSystemForUpperHouse proportional representation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bogotá hostsInstitution Congress of Colombia
COT governingAuthority Congress of Colombia
Colombia legislativeBody Congress of Colombia
Congress of Colombia nativeName Congress of Colombia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congreso de Colombia
Government of Colombia hasBranch Congress of Colombia
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Colombia
Government of Colombia legislativeBody Congress of Colombia
Capitolio Nacional legislativeBody Congress of Colombia
Capitolio Nacional operator Congress of Colombia
Judicial Power of Colombia separateFrom Congress of Colombia
this entity surface form: Legislative Power of Colombia
Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) independenceFrom Congress of Colombia
subject surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Colombia
Gran Colombia legislature Congress of Colombia
Senate of Colombia partOf Congress of Colombia
Chamber of Representatives of Colombia partOf Congress of Colombia
Capital District of Bogotá isSeatOf Congress of Colombia
Liberal Party (Colombia) participatesIn Congress of Colombia
Inspector General of Colombia reportsTo Congress of Colombia
Casa de Nariño area, Bogotá contains Congress of Colombia
Ley 1185 de 2008 autoridadLegislativa Congress of Colombia
this entity surface form: Congreso de la República de Colombia