Chamber of Deputies

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legislative body lower house of parliament

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Italy’s national parliament, responsible for legislating, overseeing the government, and representing the Italian electorate.

Aliases (2)

Chamber of Deputies (Italy) ×47
Chamber of Deputies of Italy ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → lower house of parliament →
abbreviation	Camera dei deputati →
budgetaryPower	approves state budget →
buildingType	parliament building →
canBeDissolvedBy	President of Italy →
canInitiate	legislative proposals →
constitutionEffectiveFrom	1 January 1948 →
country	Italy →
electoralCycle	general elections every 5 years or earlier if dissolved →
electoralDistrictsInclude	domestic constituencies → overseas constituencies →
electorate	Italian citizens aged 18 or over →
eligibilityForElection	Italian citizens aged 25 or over →
establishedInCurrentFormBy	Constitution of Italy →
governedBy	Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies →
hasCommitteeType	parliamentary inquiry committees → special committees → standing committees →
hasPower	vote of confidence in the government → withdraw confidence from the government →
hasUpperHouse	Senate of the Republic (Italy) →
jurisdiction	Italian Republic →
languageUsed	Italian →
legislativeFunction	amends laws → passes laws →
locatedIn	Italy → Lazio → Rome →
mainRole	government oversight → legislation → representation of citizens →
meetsIn	Palazzo Montecitorio →
meetsInTimeZone	Central European Time →
nativeName	Camera dei deputati →
numberOfMembers	400 →
oversightFunction	oversees the Government of Italy →
partOf	Parliament of Italy →
predecessor	Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the Chamber of Deputies →
represents	Italian electorate →
sessionRoom	Aula di Montecitorio →
sharesLegislativePowerWith	Senate of the Republic (Italy) →
termLength	5 years →
typeOfLegislature	bicameral parliament lower chamber →
votingSystem	mixed electoral system →
website	https://www.camera.it →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government of Italy → Italy →	lowerHouse
Article 88 of the Constitution of Italy →	appliesTo
Fratelli d'Italia →	chamberRepresentation
Constitution of Italy →	definesChamber
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy →	electingBodyIncludes
Parliament of Italy →	hasComponent
2022 Italian general election →	legislatureElected
Parliament of Italy →	lowerHouseName
Italian Socialist Party ("Chamber of Deputies of Italy") →	representedIn
Government of Italy →	requiresConfidenceOf
Senate of the Republic →	sharesLegislativePowerWith