Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

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The Congress of the Republic of Guatemala is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making and reforming the country’s laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
canCreate commissions and committees
canPass constitutional reforms subject to procedures in the Constitution of Guatemala
ordinary laws
canSummon ministers of state of Guatemala
capitalCity Guatemala City NERFINISHED
composition deputies
country Guatemala NERFINISHED
countryLegalSystem civil law system
elects its own Board of Directors
its own President of Congress
hasAuthorityOver approval of the national budget of Guatemala
impeachment proceedings against public officials in Guatemala
national legislation of Guatemala
oversight of the Executive Branch of Guatemala
ratification of international treaties of Guatemala
hasFunction budget approval
legislation
oversight
representation of the Guatemalan people
treaty ratification
hasNumberOfHouses 1
hasWebsite https://www.congreso.gob.gt
houseType unicameral
isPartOf political system of Guatemala
jurisdiction Republic of Guatemala NERFINISHED
legalBasis Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
legislativeBranchOf Government of Guatemala
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Guatemala NERFINISHED
Guatemala City NERFINISHED
Guatemala Department
meetsIn Palacio Legislativo
membersElectedBy popular vote
membersRepresent electoral districts of Guatemala
nativeName Congress of the Republic of Guatemala self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congreso de la República de Guatemala
numberOfMembers 160
officialLanguage Spanish
oversees Council of Ministers of Guatemala
President of Guatemala
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
supervises implementation of laws by the executive branch of Guatemala
termLength 4 years
votingSystem proportional representation

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Government of Guatemala hasBranch Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Guatemala
Guatemala City hostsBody Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
Government of Guatemala legislature Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala legislature Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
Congress of the Republic of Guatemala nativeName Congress of the Republic of Guatemala self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congreso de la República de Guatemala