Cortes Generales
E26241
The Cortes Generales is Spain’s bicameral national parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, responsible for making and passing the country’s laws.
Aliases (8)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
→
legislative body → national parliament → |
| budgetaryPower |
approves state revenues and expenditures
→
|
| canBeDissolvedBy |
King of Spain
→
|
| chamberLower |
Congress of Deputies
→
|
| chamberUpper |
Senate of Spain
→
|
| constitutionalArticle |
Title III of the Spanish Constitution
→
|
| constitutionalBasis |
Spanish Constitution of 1978
→
|
| constitutionalRole |
exercises legislative power of the State
→
represents the Spanish people → |
| country |
Spain
→
|
| dissolutionOnAdviceOf |
Prime Minister of Spain
→
|
| electoralSystemLowerHouse |
proportional representation
→
|
| electoralSystemUpperHouse |
mixed system
→
|
| establishedInCurrentForm |
1978
→
|
| hasPart |
Congress of Deputies
→
Senate of Spain → |
| historicalPrecursor |
Cortes of Cádiz
→
|
| jurisdiction |
Kingdom of Spain
→
|
| languageUsed |
Spanish
→
|
| legislativeFunction |
amends laws
→
enacts laws → repeals laws → |
| location |
Madrid
→
|
| meetingPlace |
Palace of the Congress of Deputies
→
Senate Palace → |
| nativeLabel |
Cortes Generales
→
|
| nativeLanguage |
es
→
|
| numberOfChambers |
2
→
|
| oversightMechanism |
motions of censure
→
parliamentary questions → votes of confidence → |
| power |
approves the General State Budget
→
authorizes international treaties → authorizes use of armed forces in missions abroad → confers or withdraws confidence in the Prime Minister → controls the actions of the Government → |
| predecessor |
Cortes Españolas
→
|
| roleInMonarchy |
authorizes abdications and renunciations of the King
→
participates in the succession procedures of the Crown → proclaims the King of Spain → |
| termLengthLowerHouse |
4 years
→
|
| termLengthUpperHouse |
4 years
→
|
| votingSystemLowerHouse |
party-list proportional representation
→
|
| votingSystemUpperHouse |
partial block voting
→
|
| website |
https://www.congreso.es/
→
https://www.senado.es/ → |