Nitijela
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Nitijela is the unicameral legislature and main lawmaking body of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nitijela canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| canAmend |
Constitution of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| capitalSeat | Majuro ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle |
Constitution of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Article IV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| constitutionalStatus | supreme legislative authority of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| country |
Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| countryGovernmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | mixed electoral system ⓘ |
| elects |
Council of Iroij (in part, depending on constitutional provisions)
ⓘ
President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| establishedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | standing committees ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to approve the national budget
ⓘ
to levy taxes ⓘ to ratify international agreements ⓘ |
| headTitle | Speaker of the Nitijela ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Marshallese ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | based on United States common law and customary law in the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| legislatureType | unicameral ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ representation of the people of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Majuro ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Nitijela legislative building ⓘ |
| membersCalled | senators ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 33 ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| passes |
acts
ⓘ
resolutions ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Cabinet of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
Council of Iroij ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| supervises | Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystemForPresident | indirect election by members ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nitijeļā