Bicameral Congress of Peru

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The Bicameral Congress of Peru was the former two-chamber national legislature of Peru, consisting of a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies, which functioned before the current unicameral Congress was established.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
branch legislative branch
componentChamberRole Chamber of Deputies as lower chamber
Senate as upper chamber
constitutionalRole amending the constitution
enacting national legislation
ratifying international treaties
country Peru
functionedBefore current unicameral Congress of Peru
governmentSystemContext representative democracy in Peru
hasPart Chamber of Deputies of Peru
Senate of Peru
houseType lower house
upper house
jurisdiction national
languageUsed Spanish
legislativeBranchOf Government of Peru
legislativeFunction budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
levelOfGovernment federal level
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Peru NERFINISHED
meetsIn Lima NERFINISHED
numberOfChambers 2
replacedBy Congress of the Republic of Peru
represents Peruvian people
status defunct
structure bicameral
succeededBy unicameral Congress of Peru
typeOfBody parliamentary body
upperHouse Senate of Peru

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bicameral Congress of Peru ("Senate of Peru")
Bicameral Congress of Peru ("Chamber of Deputies of Peru")
hasPart
Congress of the Republic of Peru ("Senate of Peru")
Congress of the Republic of Peru ("Chamber of Deputies of Peru")
precededBy
Congress of the Republic of Peru
replaces
Bicameral Congress of Peru ("Senate of Peru")
upperHouse

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