Parliament of the Marshall Islands
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The Parliament of the Marshall Islands, formally known as the Nitijeļā, is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of the Marshall Islands canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national legislature
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Nitijeļā ⓘ |
| constitutionalDocument |
Constitution of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional organ ⓘ |
| continent | Australia and Oceania ⓘ |
| country |
Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| electoralDistrictsBasedOn | islands and atolls ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature | non-partisan candidates are common ⓘ |
| elects | President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Constitution of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve national budget
ⓘ
enact legislation ⓘ question government ministers ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.rmiparliament.org ⓘ |
| headOfParliamentTitle | Speaker ⓘ |
| houseType | unicameral ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Marshallese ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | passes bills that become law upon assent ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+12 ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Capitol Building, Majuro ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Majuro ⓘ |
| meetsInCapital | Majuro ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 33 ⓘ |
| officialName | Nitijeļā ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | scrutiny of executive actions ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ratification of international agreements
ⓘ
representation of atolls and islands at national level ⓘ |
| role |
makes national laws
ⓘ
oversees the government ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| supervises | Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | representative assembly ⓘ |
| votingSystem | plurality voting system ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nitijeļā