Senate of Liberia
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The Senate of Liberia is the upper chamber of the country’s bicameral national legislature, responsible for lawmaking, oversight, and representing Liberia’s political subdivisions at the national level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rules and Procedures of the Liberian Senate | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| buildingName | Capitol Building ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Monrovia ⓘ |
| coequalWith | House of Representatives of Liberia ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Liberia ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| electoralConstituencies | Liberian counties ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
Liberian citizenship
ⓘ
minimum age requirement as defined by the Constitution of Liberia ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod |
Liberia
ⓘ
surface form:
First Republic of Liberia
|
| governingDocument |
Senate of Liberia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rules and Procedures of the Liberian Senate
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| hasChamber | House of Representatives of Liberia ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeProcessStage |
committee review
ⓘ
introduction of bills ⓘ plenary debate ⓘ voting on bills ⓘ |
| hasPower |
advise and consent on presidential appointments
ⓘ
approve national budget ⓘ impeach and try certain public officials ⓘ pass legislation ⓘ ratify treaties ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of the Legislature of Liberia ⓘ |
| isChamberOf | Legislature of Liberia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Liberia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeType | bicameral legislature upper chamber ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Monrovia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Liberia ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Capitol Building, Monrovia ⓘ |
| meetsInSessionType | plenary sessions ⓘ |
| membersPerCounty | 2 ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Senator ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 30 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Executive branch
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surface form:
Executive branch of Liberia
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| partOf | Legislature of Liberia ⓘ |
| partOfGovernmentBranch | legislative branch of Liberia ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia ⓘ |
| represents | counties of Liberia ⓘ |
| role |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive ⓘ representation of political subdivisions ⓘ |
| sessionLocation |
Capitol Building, Monrovia
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitol Hill, Monrovia
|
| termLength | 9 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rules and Procedures of the Liberian Senate