Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)

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Nitijeļā is the unicameral national parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament
unicameral national legislature
alsoKnownAs Nitijela
Parliament of the Marshall Islands
canRemoveFromOffice President of the Marshall Islands
surface form: President of the Marshall Islands (through constitutional procedures)
capitalOfJurisdiction Majuro
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative authority of the Marshall Islands
country Marshall Islands
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
countryUses English language
Marshallese language
electoralSystemFeature members elected from single-member constituencies
establishedInYear 1979
foundedAfterEvent independence of the Marshall Islands constitutionally within the Trust Territory framework
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLeaderTitle Speaker
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.rmiparliament.org/
hasPower approve national budget
enact legislation
oversight of executive branch
ratify certain international agreements
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Marshall Islands
languageOfName Marshallese language
surface form: Marshallese
legalBasis Constitution of the Marshall Islands
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
legislativeBodyFor Marshall Islands
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
locatedIn Pacific Ocean island country
meetsIn Majuro
meetsInBuilding Nitijela complex in Majuro
memberTitle Senator
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 33
region Oceania
relatedInstitution Cabinet of the Marshall Islands
President of the Marshall Islands
role makes national laws
oversees the government
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
termLength 4 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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RMI legislature Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
subject surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
President of the Marshall Islands appointedBy Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
President of the Marshall Islands electedBy Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
Majuro isSeatOf Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
Cabinet of the Marshall Islands accountableTo Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
Majuro Atoll isSeatOf Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
this entity surface form: Nitijela (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)