National Assembly of Cameroon
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The National Assembly of Cameroon is the country's lower house of parliament, responsible for making laws and overseeing the executive branch within Cameroon's bicameral legislative system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government institution
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canDissolveBy | President of Cameroon (under constitutional conditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHold | extraordinary sessions ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Constitution of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasBudgetaryRole | examines finance bills ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalStatus | constitutional organ of the state ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | lower house ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | President of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 180 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasOversightTool |
oral questions
ⓘ
parliamentary commissions of inquiry ⓘ written questions ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approves national budget
ⓘ
passes laws ⓘ questions government ⓘ ratifies international agreements ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction |
government oversight
ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMembers | Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| isChamberAlongside | Senate of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | civil law system of Cameroon ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | National Assembly Building, Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membersElectedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| oversees | executive branch of Cameroon ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Federal National Assembly of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | people of Cameroon ⓘ |
| supervises | Government of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| usesSystem | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| votingSystem | secret ballot (internal elections) ⓘ |
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