National Assembly of Belize

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The National Assembly of Belize is the bicameral parliamentary body that serves as the country’s supreme legislative authority, comprising an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislative body
parliament
appoints some public officials as provided by law
budgetaryPower approves national budget of Belize
can pass motions of no confidence in the government
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative body under the Constitution of Belize
country Belize
countryIsMemberOf Commonwealth of Nations
establishedInCurrentForm 1981
hasChamber House of Representatives of Belize
Senate of Belize
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hasComponent House of Representatives of Belize
Senate of Belize
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hasLegislativeSupremacyOver territory of Belize
headOfStateRepresentativeParticipates Governor-General of Belize
houseType lower house
upper house
isBicameral true
isPartOf political system of Belize
jurisdiction Belize
languageUsed English
legislativeBranchOf Government of Belize
locatedIn Belize
Belmopan
Cayo District
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Belize
mainFunction amendment of laws
enactment of laws
repeal of laws
meetingPlace National Assembly Building
meetsIn Belmopan
meetsInBuildingType parliament building
membersAreElectedIn constituencies of Belize
numberOfHouses 2
oversees executive branch of Belize
passes Acts of the National Assembly of Belize
relatedTo Constitution of Belize
linked to: Belize_Constitution
role supreme legislative authority of Belize
sessionType parliamentary session
shortName Parliament of Belize
style National Assembly
system Westminster-style parliamentary system
typeOfLegislature parliamentary legislature
upperHouse Senate of Belize
linked to: Senate_of_Belize
votingSystemForLowerHouse first-past-the-post

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