National Assembly of Botswana
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The National Assembly of Botswana is the country’s unicameral parliamentary body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the electorate at the national level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Botswana | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
parliamentary body ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | President of Botswana under constitutional conditions ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Botswana ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | central organ of representative democracy in Botswana ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| countryCapitalSeat | Gaborone ⓘ |
| electoralCycleContext | general elections approximately every five years ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| function |
oversees the executive
ⓘ
represents the electorate at the national level ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | unicameral ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
select committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasPower |
enacts, amends, and repeals legislation
ⓘ
establishes parliamentary committees ⓘ questions government ministers ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| hasRole |
approves key executive appointments where required by law
ⓘ
passes national budget ⓘ scrutinizes government policy ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMembers |
elected members
ⓘ
ex officio members ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | makes laws ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national government ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Gaborone ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
parliamentary questions
ⓘ
portfolio committees ⓘ Accounts Committee ⓘ
surface form:
public accounts committee
|
| partOf | Parliament of Botswana ⓘ |
| policyAreaCoverage | national legislation and public policy ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Ntlo ya Dikgosi
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi)
|
| represents | citizens of Botswana ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
democratic representation at national level
ⓘ
holding the executive accountable ⓘ law-making in Botswana ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Judiciary of Botswana
ⓘ
President of Botswana ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Parliament of Botswana
this entity surface form:
Parliament of Botswana