Cortes Generales

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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.

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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 Spanish Constitution
surface form: Title III of the Spanish Constitution
constitutionalBasis Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
constitutionalRole exercises legislative power of the State
represents the Spanish people
country Spain
dissolutionOnAdviceOf President of the Council of Ministers of Spain
surface form: 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 self-link
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/

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Title VI: Judicial Power enactedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Constituent Cortes of Spain
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia firstApprovalAuthority Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia 2006ReformApprovalAuthority Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community approvedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community approvedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Spanish Parliament
National Intelligence Centre of Spain oversightBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Spanish Parliament
Constitution Day of Spain relatedTo Cortes Generales
Constitution Day of Spain recognizedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Spanish Parliament
Province of Albacete hasParliamentaryRepresentationIn Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country (1979) approvedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
Spanish Constitution of 1931 draftedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Constituent Cortes of 1931
Spanish Commercial Code enactedBy Cortes Generales
Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil esAprobadaPor Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales de España
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias publiclyAccountableTo Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
Extraordinary General Cortes alsoKnownAs Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Cortes Generales y Extraordinarias
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid foundedBy Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Spanish Parliament
Partido Republicano activeIn Cortes Generales
this entity surface form: Spanish Cortes (parliament)