federal parliament
Country's lawmaking body
A federal parliament is the national legislature of a country with a federal system of government, where power is divided between central and regional authorities.
Australia and Canada both have federal parliaments, as distinct from state or provincial legislatures.
The term distinguishes the national body from subnational assemblies: The bill passed the federal parliament but still needs approval from state governments.
- bicameralHaving two chambers
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- state sovereigntySupreme political authority within borders
- power sharingDistributing authority among groups
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
lawmaking · coalition government · chamber · US Congress · oversight · amendment · constitutional law · legislative branch · senate · budget approval · speaker · impeachment · decentralization · committee · floor debate · question time · national unity · debate
- Belgian governmentFlanders, provinces, municipalities, communes, arrondissements
- parliamentbills, votes, vote, debate, debates
federal parliamentstate legislature
Lawmaking body below Congress
state parliament · local council · municipal government · city council · county council
federal parliamentfederal judiciary
Courts of national government
supreme court · executive branch · federal court · federal courts · presidency
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