Senate
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The Senate in the Netherlands is the upper chamber of the Dutch parliament, responsible mainly for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the lower house.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of the Netherlands | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EK ⓘ |
| constitutionalMonarchInSystem |
King of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the Netherlands
|
| constitutionalStatus | chamber of the States General defined in the Constitution of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electedBy |
electoral colleges for the Caribbean Netherlands
ⓘ
members of the provincial councils ⓘ |
| electoralBodyLevel | provincial and Caribbean electoral colleges ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | elections held after provincial council elections ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1815 ⓘ |
| function |
can reject international treaties
ⓘ
can request reconsideration of bills by the government ⓘ final parliamentary review of legislation ⓘ |
| governmentSystem | parliamentary constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasMembershipRequirement |
Dutch citizenship
ⓘ
minimum age 18 ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.eerstekamer.nl ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
| legislativePower | cannot amend bills, only approve or reject them ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Netherlands
ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Binnenhof ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | weekly during parliamentary year ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding |
Binnenhof
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate chamber at the Binnenhof
|
| numberOfMembers | 75 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Dutch Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
|
| oversightRole | scrutinizes quality of legislation rather than day-to-day politics ⓘ |
| parliamentaryChamberOf | States General of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf | States General of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| precededBy |
First Chamber of the States General
ⓘ
surface form:
First Chamber of the States General of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| relationToGovernment | can block government legislation by rejecting bills ⓘ |
| relationToHouseOfRepresentatives | does not initiate ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| role |
approves or rejects proposed laws
ⓘ
checks legislation for legality, feasibility and enforceability ⓘ reviews legislation passed by the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| sessionType | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| shortName |
Dutch Senate
ⓘ
Dutch Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Eerste Kamer
|
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral component ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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