Chamber of Deputies
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The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Mexico’s bicameral federal Congress, responsible for initiating revenue laws, approving the budget, and representing the population through elected deputies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies canonical | 6 |
| Cámara de Diputados | 3 |
| Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
house of the Congress of the Union
ⓘ
lower house of legislature ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Chamber of Deputies
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cámara de Diputados
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| budgetaryPower | exclusive authority to approve the federal budget ⓘ |
| buildingLocation | eastern Mexico City ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| currentLegislatureTermLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | 300 federal electoral districts ⓘ |
| electoralSystemComponent |
multi-member regional lists
ⓘ
relative majority districts ⓘ |
| electorate | Mexican citizens over 18 years of age ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm | 1917 ⓘ |
| governingRules | Reglamento de la Cámara de Diputados ⓘ |
| hasChamber | San Lázaro Legislative Palace ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve federal taxes
ⓘ
impeach certain public officials ⓘ review public accounts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
United Mexican States
|
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Government of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Mexico
|
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature lower house ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
approve federal budget
ⓘ
exercise oversight of the executive branch ⓘ initiate revenue laws ⓘ participate in federal lawmaking ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
San Lázaro Legislative Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro
|
| minimumAgeOfDeputies | 21 years ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | es ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Chamber of Deputies
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cámara de Diputados
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| numberOfMembers | 500 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.diputados.gob.mx ⓘ |
| partOf | Congress of the Union ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| reelectionRule | deputies may be reelected for up to four consecutive terms ⓘ |
| regionForPRSeats | five multi-state electoral circumscriptions ⓘ |
| relatedChamber | Senate of the Republic of Mexico ⓘ |
| represents | population of Mexico ⓘ |
| revenuePower | exclusive authority to initiate revenue bills ⓘ |
| seat | Mexico City ⓘ |
| sessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| totalProportionalRepresentationSeats | 200 ⓘ |
| totalSingleMemberDistrictSeats | 300 ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of the Republic of Mexico ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
mixed-member majoritarian representation
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ single-member plurality ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
this entity surface form:
Cámara de Diputados
subject surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
this entity surface form:
Cámara de Diputados
this entity surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
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establishesLegislativeChamber
→
Chamber of Deputies
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this entity surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
this entity surface form:
Cámara de Diputados