First Chamber

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The First Chamber is the upper house of the Dutch parliament, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the lower house.

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First Chamber canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
upper house of parliament
abbreviation EK
bicameralRelation upper house in a bicameral legislature
canDissolve yes
city The Hague
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
constitutionalStatus constitutionally established chamber of the States General
country Netherlands
countrySeat Netherlands
dissolutionBy King of the Netherlands
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
electionMethod indirect election
electoralCollege electoral college for Dutch citizens abroad
electoral colleges for the Caribbean Netherlands
provincial councils of the Netherlands
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasMembers senators
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands (insofar as domestic legislation is concerned)
linked to: Netherlands
language Dutch
legislativeProcessStage final parliamentary review of legislation
lowerHouse Second Chamber of the States General
mainFunction constitutional review of legislation in practice
quality control of legislation
meetingPlace Binnenhof, The Hague
linked to: Binnenhof
memberTitle lid van de Eerste Kamer
officialName Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
linked to: Dutch Senate
oversightFunction can initiate inquiries and debates
can question government ministers
partOf States General of the Netherlands
power can accept or reject bills in their entirety
cannot amend legislation
presidingOfficerTitle President of the First Chamber
role approves or rejects bills
reviews legislation passed by the lower house
shortName Eerste Kamer
linked to: Dutch Senate

First Chamber of the States General
sisterChamber House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Second Chamber
termLength 4 years
typeOfBody legislative body
votingSystem indirect party-list proportional representation
website https://www.eerstekamer.nl

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Second Chamber worksWith First Chamber
Dutch Senate shortName First Chamber
President of the First Chamber leads First Chamber