Asamblea Legislativa

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Asamblea Legislativa is the unicameral national legislature of Costa Rica, responsible for creating laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Label Occurrences
Asamblea Legislativa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
public institution of Costa Rica
unicameral legislature
budgetaryPower approves and modifies the national budget bill
canRemoveFromOffice certain high public officials under constitutional procedures
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
surface form: Constitution of Costa Rica
country Costa Rica
countryCapitalLocation San José, Costa Rica
electoralConstituencies provinces of Costa Rica
establishedInPeriod Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949
surface form: Second Republic of Costa Rica
governmentBranch legislative branch of Costa Rica
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasNumberOfHouses 1
houseType unicameral
legalSystemContext civil law system of Costa Rica
legislativeBodyFor Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
location San José
meetsFrequency regularly throughout the year
meetsIn Edificio de la Asamblea Legislativa
memberTitle diputada
diputado
nativeName Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
surface form: Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica
numberOfMembers 57
officialLanguageUsed Spanish
oversees Executive branch of Costa Rica
surface form: Poder Ejecutivo de Costa Rica
oversightTool interpellations of ministers
investigative commissions
requests for reports from the executive branch
passes constitutional amendments
international treaty ratifications
ordinary laws
precededBy Congreso Constitucional de Costa Rica
publishes Diario de Sesiones (session records)
responsibility appointing certain public officials
approving the national budget
constitutional reform initiatives
creating laws
overseeing the executive branch of Costa Rica
ratifying international treaties
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
shortName Asamblea Legislativa self-link
supervises public administration through oversight mechanisms
termLength 4 years
termLimits immediate re-election not allowed for deputies
votingSystem proportional representation
worksWith President of Costa Rica

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Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica shortName Asamblea Legislativa
Asamblea Legislativa shortName Asamblea Legislativa self-link