Chickasaw Legislature

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The Chickasaw Legislature is the elected lawmaking body of the Chickasaw Nation, responsible for creating and overseeing the tribe’s laws and governmental policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
tribal legislature
unicameral legislature
appliesLegalSystem Chickasaw Nation tribal law
appliesToJurisdiction Chickasaw Nation
coequalBranchWith Executive Branch of the Chickasaw Nation
Judicial Branch of the Chickasaw Nation
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electorate citizens of the Chickasaw Nation
ethnicGroup Chickasaw people
governs Chickasaw Nation
hasAuthority to approve tribal budgets
to levy certain tribal taxes and fees
hasCommitteeSystem true
hasJurisdictionOver Chickasaw Nation citizens
Chickasaw Nation tribal lands
hasNumberOfMembers 24
hasPart Chickasaw Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chickasaw House of Representatives
hasRole amending tribal laws
appropriations
budget approval
confirmation of certain executive appointments
enacting tribal statutes
lawmaking
oversight of tribal programs
policy oversight
hasSeat Chickasaw Nation Headquarters
hasVotingSystem single-member district elections
hasWebsite https://www.chickasaw.net/Government/Legislature.aspx
headOfGovernment Governor of the Chickasaw Nation
isUnicameral true
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Chickasaw Nation
legislativeBranchOf Chickasaw Nation
surface form: Government of the Chickasaw Nation
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oklahoma
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
meetsAt Chickasaw Nation Headquarters in Ada, Oklahoma
meetsIn Ada, Oklahoma
officialLanguage English
oversees Chickasaw Nation governmental policies
implementation of Chickasaw Nation laws
partOf Chickasaw Nation
passes appropriations bills
resolutions
tribal statutes
regulates tribal government operations
tribal programs and services
represents Chickasaw Nation legislative districts
selectionMethod popular election

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Chickasaw Nation governingBody Chickasaw Legislature
Chickasaw Legislature hasPart Chickasaw Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chickasaw House of Representatives