Parliament of the Marshall Islands

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The Parliament of the Marshall Islands, formally known as the Nitijeļā, is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
abbreviation Nitijeļā ⓘ
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
constitutionalStatus constitutional organ ⓘ
continent Australia and Oceania ⓘ
country Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
electoralDistrictsBasedOn islands and atolls ⓘ
electoralSystemFeature non-partisan candidates are common ⓘ
elects President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
establishedInYear 1979 ⓘ
foundedBy Constitution of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
governmentTypeContext parliamentary republic ⓘ
hasNumberOfHouses 1 ⓘ
hasPower approve national budget ⓘ
enact legislation ⓘ
question government ministers ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.rmiparliament.org ⓘ
headOfParliamentTitle Speaker ⓘ
houseType unicameral ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
languageUsed English ⓘ
Marshallese ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
legislativeProcess passes bills that become law upon assent ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+12 ⓘ
meetingPlace Capitol Building, Majuro ⓘ
meetsIn Majuro ⓘ
meetsInCapital Majuro ⓘ
numberOfMembers 33 ⓘ
officialName Nitijeļā ⓘ
oversightFunction scrutiny of executive actions ⓘ
region Oceania ⓘ
responsibleFor ratification of international agreements ⓘ
representation of atolls and islands at national level ⓘ
role makes national laws ⓘ
oversees the government ⓘ
sessionType regular sessions ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ
supervises Cabinet of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
typeOfBody representative assembly ⓘ
votingSystem plurality voting system ⓘ

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Nitijeļā → alsoKnownAs → Parliament of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Nitijeļā → alsoKnownAs → Parliament of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Government of the Marshall Islands → legislativeBody → Parliament of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Speaker of the Nitijela → partOf → Legislature of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of the Marshall Islands