Legislative Branch

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The Legislative Branch of Argentina is the bicameral National Congress responsible for creating, debating, and passing federal laws through its Senate and Chamber of Deputies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
legislature
budgetaryControl approves national budget proposed by the Executive
canOverridePresidentialVeto yes
checksAndBalancesWith Executive Branch of Argentina NERFINISHED
Judicial Branch of Argentina NERFINISHED
country Argentina
electoralBody Argentine citizens
establishedBy Constitution of 1853 of Argentina NERFINISHED
hasComponent Chamber of Deputies of Argentina NERFINISHED
National Congress of Argentina NERFINISHED
Senate of Argentina NERFINISHED
hasPower to admit new provinces
to declare war
to intervene in provincial governments under constitutional conditions
to levy federal taxes
to regulate foreign trade
hasRoleInImpeachment yes
hasStandingCommittees yes
impeachmentFunctionLowerHouse brings charges against high officials
impeachmentFunctionUpperHouse acts as trial body in impeachment
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of Argentina NERFINISHED
locatedIn Buenos Aires
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Argentina NERFINISHED
meetsIn Palace of the Argentine National Congress NERFINISHED
numberOfHouses 2
officialName Poder Legislativo de la Nación Argentina NERFINISHED
partOf Government of Argentina NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerUpperHouse Vice President of Argentina NERFINISHED
primaryFunction approving or rejecting international treaties
approving the national budget
debating federal legislation
exercising oversight of the Executive Branch of Argentina
initiating constitutional amendments
lawmaking
passing federal laws
publicSessions generally open to the public
renewalPatternChamberOfDeputies half of seats renewed every 2 years
renewalPatternSenate one-third of seats renewed every 2 years
requiresQuorum yes
structure bicameral
termLengthDeputies 4 years
termLengthSenators 6 years
typeOfStateRepresented federal state
upperHouse Senate of Argentina NERFINISHED
votingSystemInChamberOfDeputies proportional representation
votingSystemInSenate party-list proportional representation by province

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Constitution of Argentina establishesBranch Legislative Branch