Legislative branch of Bolivia

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The Legislative branch of Bolivia is the country's national lawmaking body, responsible for creating, debating, and approving legislation and overseeing the actions of the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
legislative branch
alsoKnownAs Bolivian Legislature
Legislative Organ of Bolivia
Órgano Legislativo de Bolivia
bicameral true
constitutionalBasis Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
country Bolivia
currentConstitutionEffectiveFrom 2009
electoralSystemForDeputies mixed member proportional representation
electoralSystemForSenators party-list proportional representation
governmentTypeContext unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasComponent Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
hasLeaderTitleLowerHouse President of the Chamber of Deputies
hasLeaderTitleUpperHouse President of the Chamber of Senators
hasPower to authorize deployment of armed forces in certain cases
to censure ministers
to pass constitutional laws
to pass framework laws
to pass ordinary laws
headquartersLocation La Paz
isComposedOf Plurinational Legislative Assembly
jurisdiction Plurinational State of Bolivia
linked to: Bolivia
languageOfProceedings Spanish
indigenous languages recognized by the Constitution
legislativeBody Plurinational Legislative Assembly
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
meetsIn Palacio de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional
meetsInCity Sucre for some constitutional functions
numberOfDeputies 130
numberOfSenators 36
officialName Órgano Legislativo del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
oversees Executive branch of Bolivia
partOf Government of Bolivia
predecessor National Congress of Bolivia
reelection members may be re-elected
responsibleFor approving laws
approving the national budget
debating bills
enacting national legislation
initiating constitutional reforms
overseeing the executive branch
oversight of public administration
ratifying international treaties
termLengthDeputies 5 years
termLengthSenators 5 years
upperHouse Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
votingSystem universal suffrage for election of members

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Executive branch of Bolivia coequalWith Legislative branch of Bolivia
Government of Bolivia includesBranch Legislative branch of Bolivia
Legislative branch of Bolivia alsoKnownAs Legislative Organ of Bolivia
linked to: Legislative branch of Bolivia
Judicial branch of Bolivia isIndependentFrom Legislative branch of Bolivia