Grand Council of Bern
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The Grand Council of Bern is the unicameral cantonal parliament responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Swiss canton of Bern.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Council of Bern canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantonal parliament
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| adopts | cantonal constitution amendments (subject to popular approval) ⓘ |
| approves | cantonal budget ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | popular vote (under certain constitutional conditions) ⓘ |
| canDissolve | Executive Council of Bern (under certain constitutional conditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | administrative districts of the canton of Bern ⓘ |
| elects | members of the Executive Council of Bern (historically; now elected by popular vote) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 160 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to enact cantonal legislation
ⓘ
to set cantonal taxes within constitutional limits ⓘ |
| isUnicameral | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | canton of Bern ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Switzerland
ⓘ
canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Bern Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | cantonal administration ⓘ |
| role |
makes cantonal laws
ⓘ
oversees cantonal government ⓘ |
| shortName |
Grand Conseil (French)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grosser Rat (German) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | Executive Council of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gr.be.ch ⓘ |
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