House of the People
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The House of the People was the elected lower chamber of Afghanistan’s National Assembly, responsible for representing citizens and drafting national legislation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of the People (Afghanistan) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wolesi Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canApprove | laws ⓘ |
| canInterpellate | members of the executive ⓘ |
| canIntroduce | bills ⓘ |
| canQuestion | ministers ⓘ |
| canReject | proposed legislation ⓘ |
| chamberOf | National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | elected representatives ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Afghanistan (2004) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | primary legislative authority in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | abolished de facto by Taliban government ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| function |
enact national legislation
ⓘ
participate in formation of national policy ⓘ represent constituencies at the national level ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | popularly elected chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
Dari
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeStatus | elected chamber ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Kabul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Assembly building in Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
Council of Ministers of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBicameralSystem | lower chamber ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wolesi Jirga of the 1964 Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
President of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | population of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| role |
approve national budget
ⓘ
debate and pass laws ⓘ draft national legislation ⓘ exercise oversight over the executive branch ⓘ represent citizens of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| status | defunct after Taliban takeover in 2021 ⓘ |
| system | parliamentary system component ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature lower house ⓘ |
| upperChamber | House of Elders (Afghanistan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | direct election ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.