Chamber of Deputies of Haiti
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The Chamber of Deputies of Haiti is the lower house of the country's bicameral legislature, responsible for initiating laws, representing local constituencies, and overseeing the executive branch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies of Haiti canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| bicameralPartner | Senate of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canAmend | proposed laws ⓘ |
| canApprove | national budget ⓘ |
| canInitiate | legislation ⓘ |
| canInvestigate | public administration ⓘ |
| canRatify | international agreements (with Senate) ⓘ |
| canSummon | government officials ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Haitian voters ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
single-member constituencies
ⓘ
two-round system ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Haiti ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | lower house ⓘ |
| hasPower | initiate constitutional amendments (with Senate) ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRequirement | majority of members ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Haiti ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Port-au-Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Haitian Parliament Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInCapital | Port-au-Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 119 ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
parliamentary inquiries
ⓘ
questioning of ministers ⓘ votes of no confidence ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Assembly of Haiti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ representation of constituencies ⓘ |
| represents |
Haitian population
ⓘ
local constituencies ⓘ |
| requiresForLaw | approval by Senate of Haiti ⓘ |
| roleInBudget | examines and votes on finance bills ⓘ |
| roleInGovernmentFormation |
can censure government
ⓘ
influences appointment of Prime Minister through confidence votes ⓘ |
| structure | unicameral chamber within bicameral parliament ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingMethod | majority vote of members present ⓘ |
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