Jordanian Parliament

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The Jordanian Parliament is the bicameral national legislature of Jordan, responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and representing the country’s citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliament
appointmentMethodUpperHouse appointed by the King of Jordan
canAmend ordinary laws
canBeDissolvedBy King of Jordan
canParticipateIn constitutional amendment process
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jordan
country Jordan
establishedInCurrentForm 1952
hasComponent House of Representatives of Jordan
Senate of Jordan
hasPower approve the state budget
grant or withdraw confidence from the government
propose legislation
question ministers
ratify international treaties and agreements (subject to constitutional rules)
hasReservedSeatsFor Bedouin tribes
Christianity
surface form: Christians

Circassians
surface form: Circassians and Chechens

women
headOfStateInteractsWith King of Jordan
jurisdiction Kingdom of Jordan
surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legislativeFunction amends laws
enacts laws
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Jordan
lowerHouseAlsoKnownAs Chamber of Deputies
meetsIn Amman
meetsInBuilding Jordanian Parliament Building
nativeName Jordanian Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: مجلس الأمة الأردني
numberOfHouses 2
officialName Jordanian Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of Jordan
oversightFunction oversees the government
predecessor Legislative Council of Transjordan
representationFunction represents citizens of Jordan
roleInSystem part of a constitutional monarchy
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
typeOfGovernmentBody legislative branch of Jordan
upperHouse Senate of Jordan
upperHouseAlsoKnownAs Senate
votingSystemLowerHouse multi-member constituencies
party-list proportional representation (for some seats)
reserved seats system
website https://www.parliament.jo/

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Subject: Jordanian Parliament
Description of subject: The Jordanian Parliament is the bicameral national legislature of Jordan, responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and representing the country’s citizens.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Israel–Jordan peace treaty ratifiedBy Jordanian Parliament
Kingdom of Jordan legislature Jordanian Parliament
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Jordan
Kingdom of Jordan upperHouse Jordanian Parliament
this entity surface form: Senate of Jordan
Kingdom of Jordan lowerHouse Jordanian Parliament
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of Jordan
Jordanian Parliament officialName Jordanian Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliament of Jordan
Jordanian Parliament nativeName Jordanian Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: مجلس الأمة الأردني
Government of Jordan legislativeBranch Jordanian Parliament
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Jordan
Amman Governorate contains Jordanian Parliament