Chamber of Deputies
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The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Paraguay’s bicameral National Congress, responsible for legislating and representing the country’s population through elected deputies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| canApprove | international treaties ⓘ |
| canImpeach | certain public officials ⓘ |
| canInitiate | legislation ⓘ |
| country | Paraguay ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects |
its own president
ⓘ
its own vice presidents ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitution of Paraguay ⓘ |
| hasConstituencies |
Capital district of Asunción
ⓘ
Paraguayan departments ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | lower house ⓘ |
| hasLegislature | Congress of Paraguay ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 80 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Guaraní
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasSessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Chamber of Senators of Paraguay ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay ⓘ |
| isChamberOf |
Congress of Paraguay
ⓘ
surface form:
National Congress of Paraguay
|
| jurisdiction |
Paraguay
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Paraguay
|
| legislativeBranchOf | Paraguay ⓘ |
| legislativePower | national legislation of Paraguay ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Asunción ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Palacio del Congreso ⓘ |
| membersElectedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| membersTitle | deputies ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Chamber of Deputies
ⓘ
surface form:
Cámara de Diputados
|
| nativeNameLanguage | es ⓘ |
| partOf |
Congress of Paraguay
ⓘ
surface form:
National Congress of Paraguay
|
| represents | population of Paraguay ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
approving the national budget
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ passing laws ⓘ |
| role |
government oversight
ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ representation of the people ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfParliament | bicameral legislature component ⓘ |
| votingAgeForElectors | 18 years ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.