Senate
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The Senate is the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature, typically responsible for reviewing, amending, and approving legislation and overseeing executive actions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | legislative body ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent hasty lawmaking
ⓘ
provide second reading of legislation ⓘ represent long-term interests ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | lower house ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Latin senatus
ⓘ
Latin senex (old man) ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerOver |
budgetary measures
ⓘ
executive oversight ⓘ legislative bills ⓘ |
| governsDomain | national legislation ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
to approve or reject legislation
ⓘ
to conduct inquiries ⓘ to propose amendments ⓘ to summon government officials ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
longer terms of office
ⓘ
more stable institutional continuity ⓘ often has special constitutional powers ⓘ often has staggered elections ⓘ often represents territorial units ⓘ smaller membership than lower house ⓘ |
| hasDecisionProcedure |
committee system
ⓘ
plenary sessions ⓘ voting on bills ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
checks and balances
ⓘ
confirmation of appointments ⓘ deliberation on public policy ⓘ investigative hearings ⓘ ratification of treaties ⓘ representation of regions or states ⓘ |
| hasRole |
amending legislation
ⓘ
approving legislation ⓘ oversight of the executive branch ⓘ reviewing legislation ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeCalled |
Council of States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper House of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bicameralism
ⓘ
chamber of deputies ⓘ house of representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| typicalNameOf | upper chamber of parliament GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedInCountryType |
democratic systems
ⓘ
republics ⓘ |
| usedInPoliticalSystem |
federal states
ⓘ
unitary states ⓘ |
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