bicameral National Assembly of Bahrain
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The bicameral National Assembly of Bahrain is the country’s legislative body, composed of an elected lower house and an appointed upper house that together draft and approve national laws.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Assembly of Bahrain | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Bahrain ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | King of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | elected lower house and appointed upper house ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | established by the Constitution of Bahrain ⓘ |
| country | Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamberType |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Consultative Council of Bahrain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Representatives of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Council of Representatives of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Consultative Council of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | King of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | constitutional monarchy of Bahrain ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
approves national laws
ⓘ
drafts national laws ⓘ |
| lowerHouseMembersSelectedBy | popular election ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Manama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | National Assembly complex in Manama ⓘ |
| policyArea |
budget approval
ⓘ
domestic policy ⓘ foreign policy oversight ⓘ national legislation ⓘ |
| role |
debates public policy
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enacts legislation ⓘ oversees the executive branch to some extent ⓘ |
| upperHouseMembersSelectedBy | royal appointment ⓘ |
| upperHouseRole | reviews legislation passed by the lower house ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | popular vote in single-member constituencies ⓘ |
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National Assembly of Bahrain