Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

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bicameral legislature territorial legislature

The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the bicameral legislative body of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, responsible for making local laws and overseeing the territory’s government.

Aliases (3)

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → territorial legislature →
appliesTo	Northern Mariana Islands →
country	United States →
countrySubdivision	Northern Mariana Islands →
electoralSystem	district-based elections (Senate) → multi-member districts (House of Representatives) →
governmentBranch	legislative branch →
hasAuthority	enact statutes for the Northern Mariana Islands →
hasComponent	Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives → Northern Mariana Islands Senate →
hasHouse	lower house → upper house →
headOfGovernmentOversight	Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands →
legalBasis	Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands →
legalSystemContext	United States territorial law →
legislativeBodyFor	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands →
locatedIn	Saipan →
meetsIn	Saipan →
numberOfChambers	2 →
partOf	Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands → political system of the Northern Mariana Islands →
responsibility	confirming certain executive appointments → oversight of executive agencies → passing the territorial budget →
role	enacts local laws → oversees territorial government →
typeOfJurisdiction	commonwealth →
usesLanguage	Carolinian → Chamorro → English →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands →	hasLegislativeBranch
Northern Mariana Islands Senate →	legislativeBranchOf
Northern Mariana Islands →	legislature
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands →	legislatureName
Northern Mariana Islands ("Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives") →	lowerHouse
Northern Mariana Islands Senate →	partOf
Northern Mariana Islands ("Northern Mariana Islands Senate") →	upperHouse
Northern Mariana Islands Senate ("Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature") →	usesLegislativeSessionName