National Congress

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The National Congress is Argentina’s bicameral federal legislature, composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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National Congress canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
branchOfGovernment Legislative branch of Argentina
canAmend Constitution of Argentina NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Argentina NERFINISHED
country Argentina
electoralSystemLowerHouse proportional representation
electoralSystemUpperHouse provincial representation
governmentTypeContext presidential representative democratic republic
hasChamber Chamber of Deputies of Argentina NERFINISHED
Senate of Argentina NERFINISHED
hasComponent Chamber of Deputies of Argentina NERFINISHED
Senate of Argentina NERFINISHED
hasLegislativePower national level
hasLegislativeSessions extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
hasPower to admit new provinces
to create federal courts
to levy federal taxes
to regulate foreign trade
to regulate interprovincial trade
houseType bicameral
jurisdiction Argentina NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legislativeBodyFor Government of Argentina NERFINISHED
location Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Argentina NERFINISHED
meetsIn Palace of the Argentine National Congress NERFINISHED
meetsInCity City of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
nativeName Congreso de la Nación Argentina NERFINISHED
oversees Executive branch of Argentina
primaryFunction lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
responsibility approving the national budget
declaring war and making peace
enacting national laws
impeaching certain public officials
ratifying international treaties
roleInChecksAndBalances checks executive power
participates in appointment of key officials
style National Congress NERFINISHED
supervises national public administration
typeOfGovernmentBody parliament
upperHouse Senate of Argentina NERFINISHED
votingSystem direct for Chamber of Deputies
indirect for Senate

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