legislature of Antigua and Barbuda

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The legislature of Antigua and Barbuda is the country’s national law-making body, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives within its parliamentary democracy.

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legislature of Antigua and Barbuda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ
appoints members of the Senate ⓘ
budgetaryPower control over public expenditure ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme law-making authority subject to the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
country Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
elects members of the House of Representatives ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
establishedInYear 1981 ⓘ
function amending laws ⓘ
approving the national budget ⓘ
enacting legislation ⓘ
repealing laws ⓘ
scrutinizing the executive ⓘ
governmentForm parliamentary democracy ⓘ
hasChamber lower house ⓘ
upper house ⓘ
hasComponent House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
Senate of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasRoleIn constitutional amendments ⓘ
hasVotingSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
headOfStateRepresentative Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
headOfStateRole King of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
jurisdiction Antigua ⓘ
Barbuda ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Government of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
locatedIn St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
meetsIn Parliament Building, St. John’s ⓘ
monarch Charles III ⓘ
oversightOf Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
partOf Westminster system ⓘ
passes Acts of Parliament ⓘ
primaryFunction lawmaking ⓘ
requiresRoyalAssentFrom Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
responsibleFor representation of the people of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
senateAppointmentsOnAdviceOf Leader of the Opposition of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
senatorsAppointedBy Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
sovereignState Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
termLengthLowerHouse up to 5 years ⓘ
typeOfState Commonwealth realm ⓘ
linked to: Commonwealth realms
upperHouse Senate of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ

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Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda → bindingOn → legislature of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ