Chamber of Deputies

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legislative body national parliament unicameral legislature

The Chamber of Deputies is the unicameral national parliament of Luxembourg, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

Aliases (2)

Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) ×46
Chambre des Députés ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → national parliament → unicameral legislature →
abbreviation	ChD →
budgetaryPower	adopts state budget of Luxembourg →
canBeDissolvedBy	Grand Duke of Luxembourg →
checksConstitutionality	through legislative process and referrals to courts →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Luxembourg →
country	Luxembourg →
electoralDistricts	4 multi-member constituencies →
electoralFrequency	every 5 years →
establishedInCentury	19th century →
governmentSystemContext	parliamentary representative democracy →
hasCommitteeSystem	standing committees →
hasLegislativePeriodName	legislature of the Chamber of Deputies →
hasNumberOfMembers	60 →
hasPlenarySessions	in Luxembourg City →
hasPower	amends legislation → initiates legislation → rejects legislation →
headOfGovernmentAccountableTo	Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) →
historicalPredecessor	Diet of Luxembourg →
isHigherThan	no other parliamentary chamber (unicameral system) →
jurisdiction	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg →
legislativeBranchOf	Luxembourg →
locationCity	Luxembourg City →
meetsIn	Luxembourg City →
meetsInBuilding	Chamber of Deputies building, Luxembourg City →
officialLanguage	French → German → Luxembourgish →
officialName	Chamber of Deputies → Chambre des Députés →
oversees	public administration in Luxembourg →
represents	citizens of Luxembourg →
role	approves the state budget → can withdraw confidence from the government → oversees the government → passes national legislation → ratifies international treaties →
supervises	Government of Luxembourg →
termLength	5 years →
typeOfParliament	unicameral →
usesElectoralRight	universal suffrage →
votingSystem	proportional representation →
website	https://www.chd.lu →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) ("Chambre des Députés") → Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) →	officialName
Luxembourg →	legislature