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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Branch of Argentina | 0 |
Statements (48)
| 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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