Senate
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The Senate is the upper house of Argentina's bicameral National Congress, responsible for representing the provinces and the City of Buenos Aires in the federal legislative process.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of Argentina | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| createdBy | Argentine Constitution of 1853 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType |
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Argentina ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Provisional President of the Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Chamber of Deputies of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | National Congress of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| location | Palace of the Argentine National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityAllocation | 2 seats to the party with most votes in each district ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Senate chamber of the National Congress building ⓘ |
| memberTitle | senator ⓘ |
| minorityAllocation | 1 seat to the second-most voted party in each district ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 72 ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
acts as a court in impeachment trials
ⓘ
approves appointments of certain high officials ⓘ approves international treaties ⓘ approves or rejects bills from the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ initiates legislation ⓘ passes federal laws ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Vice President of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | one-third of seats renewed every two years ⓘ |
| represents |
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provinces of Argentina ⓘ |
| role |
federal legislative process
ⓘ
representation of provinces ⓘ representation of the City of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| seatsPerDistrict |
3 senators for the City of Buenos Aires
ⓘ
3 senators per province ⓘ |
| sessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
direct popular vote
ⓘ
proportional representation with majority bonus ⓘ |
| website | https://www.senado.gob.ar/ ⓘ |
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