Legislative Assembly
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The Legislative Assembly is the unicameral national parliament of Costa Rica responsible for creating and approving the country’s laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national parliament
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | approval of national budget ⓘ |
| canAmend | Constitution of Costa Rica (under specific procedures) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canApprove | international treaties ⓘ |
| canBeConvenedFor | extraordinary sessions ⓘ |
| canCensure | ministers of government ⓘ |
| canGrant | amnesties ⓘ |
| canInitiate | legislative bills ⓘ |
| canRatify | appointments to certain public offices ⓘ |
| capitalOfCountry | San José NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | exercise of legislative power ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | 7 provinces of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| elects |
its president from among the deputies
ⓘ
its vice presidents from among the deputies ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| governsForPopulation | citizens of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | President of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 57 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.asamblea.go.cr/ ⓘ |
| houseType | unicameral ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San José NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton | San José canton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Carmen district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | San José Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Edificio de la Asamblea Legislativa ⓘ |
| meetsInCountry | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsRegularly | during ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| memberTitle | deputy ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| officialNameInSpanish | Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | control of the executive branch ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
amendment of existing laws
ⓘ
approval of national laws ⓘ lawmaking ⓘ |
| replaced | Congress of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionType | plenary sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
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