National Congress of Argentina

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The National Congress of Argentina is the country’s bicameral federal legislative body, composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
national parliament
architecturalStyleOfSeat Neoclassical architecture
branch Legislative Branch of Argentina
buildingCompletion 1946
buildingConstructionStart 1898
buildingInauguration 1906
constitutionalPrinciple separation of powers
constitutionalStatus one of the three branches of the Government of Argentina
country Argentina
electoralSystemForChamber party-list proportional representation for the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
proportional representation for the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
electoralSystemForSenate party-list system with majority and minority representation for the Senate of Argentina
establishedBy Constitution of Argentina
governingDocument Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
Rules of Procedure of the Senate of Argentina
hasChamber Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
Senate of Argentina
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasDome central dome of the Palace of the Argentine National Congress
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.congreso.gob.ar/
languageUsed Spanish
legislativeFunction amends the Constitution of Argentina
enacts national laws
location Buenos Aires
meetsIn Palace of the Argentine National Congress
nearbyLandmark Plaza del Congreso
oversightFunction oversees the Executive Branch of Argentina
power approves or rejects international treaties
approves the national budget
declares war
levies national taxes
regulates foreign trade
regulates interprovincial trade
presidingOfficerOfSenate Vice President of Argentina
publishes Diario de Sesiones
renewalPatternOfDeputies half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewed every 2 years
renewalPatternOfSenate one-third of the Senate is renewed every 2 years
represents Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
people of Argentina
provinces of Argentina
roleInImpeachment Chamber of Deputies brings charges in impeachment
Senate conducts impeachment trials
symbolOf Argentine democracy
termLengthOfDeputies 4 years
termLengthOfSenators 6 years


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