States General

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The States General is the bicameral national parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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States General canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislative body
national parliament
ceremonialEvent Prinsjesdag
composition bicameral parliament
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Netherlands
constitutionalStatus constitutionally established legislature
country Netherlands
countryGoverned Kingdom of the Netherlands
hasHistoricalPrecursor States General of the Habsburg Netherlands
hasMemberCount 150 members in the House of Representatives
75 members in the Senate
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.staten-generaal.nl/
hasPart House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Senate of the Netherlands
linked to: Dutch Senate
hasSession joint session of both houses
headOfGovernmentRoleConfirmedBy vote of confidence in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
inception 1815
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
legislativeBranchOf Government of the Netherlands
legislativeChamber House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Senate of the Netherlands
linked to: Dutch Senate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Netherlands
South Holland
The Hague
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
meetsAt Binnenhof complex in The Hague
linked to: Binnenhof
meetsIn Binnenhof
meetsInJointSessionFor throne speech on Prinsjesdag
nativeName Staten-Generaal
numberOfHouses 2
onTopic budget of the Netherlands
national legislation of the Netherlands
oversight of the Government of the Netherlands
precededBy States General of the Dutch Republic
role approves national budget
enacts laws
exercises parliamentary oversight
seat Binnenhof, The Hague
linked to: Binnenhof
shortName States General
typeOfParliament parliamentary representative democracy
upperHouse Senate of the Netherlands
linked to: Dutch Senate
votingSystemForLowerHouse party-list proportional representation
votingSystemForUpperHouse indirect election by provincial councils

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Netherlands legislature States General
States General of the Netherlands shortName States General
subject linked to: States General
Three Estates relatedConcept States General
Ridderzaal usedBy States General