Legislative Yuan

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The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral national legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
national legislature
unicameral legislature
abbreviation LY
branchOf legislative branch of the Republic of China
country Republic of China
Formosa
surface form: Taiwan
currentStatus active
electoralSystemIncludes aboriginal constituencies
party-list proportional representation
single-member districts
elects President of the Legislative Yuan
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
hasCommittee Economic Committee
Education and Culture Committee
Finance Committee
Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee
Internal Administration Committee
Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee
Procedure Committee
Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee
Transportation Committee
hasHouse single chamber
hasLeaderTitle President of the Legislative Yuan
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
hasMembers 113
hasPower amend laws
approve budget
enact laws
initiate constitutional amendments
interpellate the Executive Yuan
ratify treaties
languageUsed Mandarin Chinese
legislatureOf Republic of China
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
locatedAtAddress No. 1, Zhongshan South Road, Taipei
locatedIn Taipei, Taiwan
surface form: Taipei

Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
meetsIn Legislative Yuan Building
nativeName Legislative Yuan self-linksurface differs
surface form: 立法院
nativeNameLanguage zh
numberOfHouses 1
oversees Executive Yuan
partOf Government of Taiwan
surface form: central government of the Republic of China
precededBy Legislative Yuan self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Assembly of the Republic of China
responsibleFor government oversight
lawmaking
scriptUsed Traditional Chinese
seat Taipei, Taiwan
surface form: Taipei
supervises Council of Grand Justices nominations
termLength 4 years
usesVotingSystem mixed-member majoritarian
website https://www.ly.gov.tw

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Economic Committee partOf Legislative Yuan
subject surface form: Economic Committee (Legislative Yuan)
Procedure Committee partOf Legislative Yuan
subject surface form: Procedure Committee (Legislative Yuan)
Procedure Committee legislature Legislative Yuan
subject surface form: Procedure Committee (Legislative Yuan)
Procedure Committee branchOfGovernment Legislative Yuan
subject surface form: Procedure Committee (Legislative Yuan)
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Taiwan
LY officialName Legislative Yuan
subject surface form: Legislative Yuan
LY nativeName Legislative Yuan
subject surface form: Legislative Yuan
this entity surface form: 立法院
監察院 sisterBranch Legislative Yuan
this entity surface form: 立法院
監察院 memberConfirmationBy Legislative Yuan
this entity surface form: 立法院
Five-Power Constitution theory of Sun Yat-sen includesBranch Legislative Yuan
this entity surface form: legislative yuan
Grand Justice confirmedBy Legislative Yuan
Grand Justices confirmationBy Legislative Yuan
Zhongzheng District, Taipei contains Legislative Yuan
Bureau of Investigation of the Republic of China oversight Legislative Yuan
this entity surface form: Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China