Bundestag

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The Bundestag is the federal parliament of Germany, serving as the primary legislative body and central institution of the country’s representative democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body of Germany
federal parliament
legislative body
lower house of parliament
approves federal budget of Germany
canBeDissolvedBy Federal President of Germany
canBeDissolvedUnder specific conditions defined in the Basic Law
composition members of the Bundestag (MdB)
constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
country Germany
createdBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
currentPresidentTitle President of the Bundestag
electoralSystem mixed-member proportional representation
personalized proportional representation
elects Federal Chancellor of Germany
Federal President of Germany (jointly in Federal Convention)
function oversees the Federal Government
participates in election of Federal Constitutional Court judges
passes federal laws
represents the German people
hasCommittee Budget Committee
Committee on European Union Affairs
Committee on Internal Affairs
Committee on Legal Affairs
Defence Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
hasJurisdiction federal level of Germany
hasSpeaker President of the Bundestag
hasWebsite https://www.bundestag.de
inception 1949
isChairedBy President of the Bundestag
languageOfWork German
legislativeBranchOf Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
locatedIn Berlin
German federal district of Berlin
meetsFrequency regular sessions and special sessions as required
meetsIn Reichstag building
meetsInChamberType plenary chamber
membersElectedBy German citizens with the right to vote in federal elections
officialName Deutscher Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
partOf political system of Germany
precededBy Reichstag (German Empire and Weimar Republic)
publishes Bundestag printed papers (Drucksachen)
Plenary protocols
role central institution of representative democracy in Germany
primary legislative body of Germany
shortName Bundestag
supervises Federal Government of Germany
termLength 4 years
votingSystem two-vote system (first-past-the-post and party list)

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Angela Merkel parliamentaryBody Bundestag
Germany legislature Bundestag
Berlin isSeatOf German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Bundestag officialName Deutscher Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Bundestag shortName Bundestag
Chancellor of Germany electedBy Bundestag
Chancellor of Germany reportsTo Bundestag
German Unity Day decisionBody German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Olaf Scholz legislativeBody Bundestag
Reichstag of Nazi Germany successor Parliamentary Council of West Germany
linked to: Bundestag
Angela Merkel parliamentaryBody Bundestag
subject linked to: Angela
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 enactedBy Federal Republic of Germany legislature
linked to: Bundestag
Theodor Heuss memberOf Bundestag of Germany
subject linked to: Federal President Theodor Heuss
linked to: Bundestag
Bundesrat (Germany) coLegislatesWith Bundestag
subject linked to: Bundesrat
Mitte contains German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Frank-Walter Steinmeier describedBySource Bundestag biography
linked to: Bundestag
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany establishesInstitution Bundestag
subject linked to: Basic Law
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany appointingAuthority Bundestag
Kurt Georg Kiesinger memberOf Bundestag
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina advises German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Budget Committee partOf German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Budget Committee legislativeBody German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Budget Committee reportsTo plenary of the German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Foreign Affairs Committee (German Bundestag) partOf German Bundestag
subject linked to: Foreign Affairs Committee
linked to: Bundestag
Foreign Affairs Committee (German Bundestag) legislativeBody German Bundestag
subject linked to: Foreign Affairs Committee
linked to: Bundestag
Foreign Affairs Committee (German Bundestag) appointedBy German Bundestag
subject linked to: Foreign Affairs Committee
linked to: Bundestag
Committee on European Union Affairs legislativeBody German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Committee on European Union Affairs parentOrganization German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Committee on Legal Affairs partOf German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Committee on Legal Affairs reportsTo plenary of the German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Defence Committee parliamentaryBodyOf German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Committee on Internal Affairs partOf German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
Committee on Internal Affairs reportsTo plenary of the German Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag