States General
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The States General is the bicameral national parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
→
legislative body → national parliament → |
| ceremonialEvent | Prinsjesdag → |
| composition | bicameral parliament → |
| constitutionalDocument | Constitution of the Netherlands → |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutionally established legislature → |
| country | Netherlands → |
| countryGoverned | Kingdom of the Netherlands → |
| hasHistoricalPrecursor | States General of the Habsburg Netherlands → |
| hasMemberCount |
150 members in the House of Representatives
→
75 members in the Senate → |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.staten-generaal.nl/ → |
| hasPart |
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
→
Dutch Senate →
surface form: "Senate of the Netherlands"
|
| hasSession | joint session of both houses → |
| headOfGovernmentRoleConfirmedBy | vote of confidence in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands → |
| inception | 1815 → |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch → |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of the Netherlands → |
| legislativeChamber |
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
→
Dutch Senate →
surface form: "Senate of the Netherlands"
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Netherlands
→
South Holland → The Hague → |
| lowerHouse | House of Representatives of the Netherlands → |
| meetsAt |
Binnenhof
→
surface form: "Binnenhof complex in The Hague"
|
| meetsIn | Binnenhof → |
| meetsInJointSessionFor | throne speech on Prinsjesdag → |
| nativeName |
States General of the Netherlands
→
surface form: "Staten-Generaal"
|
| numberOfHouses | 2 → |
| onTopic |
budget of the Netherlands
→
national legislation of the Netherlands → oversight of the Government of the Netherlands → |
| precededBy |
States General of the Netherlands
→
surface form: "States General of the Dutch Republic"
|
| role |
approves national budget
→
enacts laws → exercises parliamentary oversight → |
| seat |
Binnenhof
→
surface form: "Binnenhof, The Hague"
|
| shortName | States General → |
| typeOfParliament | parliamentary representative democracy → |
| upperHouse |
Dutch Senate
→
surface form: "Senate of the Netherlands"
|
| votingSystemForLowerHouse | party-list proportional representation → |
| votingSystemForUpperHouse | indirect election by provincial councils → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "States General of the Netherlands"