Nitijela

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Nitijela is the unicameral legislature and main lawmaking body of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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Nitijela canonical 15

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
canAmend Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
capitalSeat Majuro ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article IV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative authority of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
country Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
countryGovernmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
electoralSystem mixed electoral system ⓘ
elects Council of Iroij (in part, depending on constitutional provisions) ⓘ
President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishedInYear 1979 ⓘ
hasCommittee standing committees ⓘ
hasPower to approve the national budget ⓘ
to levy taxes ⓘ
to ratify international agreements ⓘ
headTitle Speaker of the Nitijela ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Marshallese ⓘ
legalSystemContext based on United States common law and customary law in the Marshall Islands ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral ⓘ
locatedIn Marshall Islands ⓘ
mainFunction lawmaking ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ
representation of the people of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
meetsIn Majuro ⓘ
meetsInBuilding Nitijela legislative building ⓘ
membersCalled senators ⓘ
numberOfHouses 1 ⓘ
numberOfMembers 33 ⓘ
partOf Government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
passes acts ⓘ
resolutions ⓘ
relatedBody Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Council of Iroij ⓘ
sessionType regular sessions ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ
supervises Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
votingSystemForPresident indirect election by members ⓘ

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