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parliament

vr.tr.parliament · SOC.ORG

Let an agent explain how a parliament works, help people follow legislation and contact representatives, and describe specific parliaments with sourced and neutral information.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain how a parliament works, help people follow legislation and contact representatives, and describe specific parliaments with sourced and neutral information.

A legislative assembly, usually elected, that makes laws, controls public finances and scrutinises government at national, regional or local level, from national parliaments and regional assemblies to municipal parliaments and international parliamentary assemblies; structures include unicameral and bicameral systems and vary by constitution.

What it is for: Lawmaking and holding government to account.

It can be explain the structure and powers of a parliament; track bills and votes; find and contact representatives; explain elections and composition.

Distinguishing features

Legislative body

Usually elected

Scrutinises government

Uni- or bicameral

What it looks like

Chambers with seats for members, presiding officers and public galleries.

How it is recognised

Debating chambers

Committees and votes

Governments execute, parliaments legislate

Related models

is a kind of - category

legislature

is a kind of - category

political institution

is elected by - voters

electorate

is related to - other branch

court

In practice

Families and kinds

national parliaments

regional and state parliaments

municipal parliaments and councils

international parliamentary assemblies

historical estates assemblies

Standards and regulation

National constitutions

Standing orders and rules of procedure

Inter-Parliamentary Union standards

Failure modes and hazards

Outdated composition data

Partisan framing

Confusing parliaments with governments

Also called

Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republicestates assemblyinternational parliamentary assemblylocal People's Congress in ChinaSpanish regional parliamentParliament of a Swiss Municipalityhung parliamentLandtag (Weimar Republic)parliament of an Australian state or territoryParliament of Equatorial GuineaTanzanian ParliamentConvocation Sejmcommunity and regional parliamentSaami ParliamentLandessynodeReichstagBatasang PambansaradaContinental Congressunicameral legislatureJunta DepartamentalGrand Council of the Canton of Berncantonal legislatures of Switzerlandmulticameral legislatureNational parliaments of the European UnionShuraThe Estateslegislative body of a County CouncilProvinziallandtaginternational parliamentCity Council of Bernmunicipal council (Switzerland)Zurich City Parliamentmunicipal council (Ticino)Winterthur Municipal CouncilNo Overall Control

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.parliament

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Structure How it works.

Constitutions define parliaments.

Chambers

Chambers and powers.

Chambers

Chambers.

  1. How many chambers does this parliament have, and what are their powers? provenance
  2. How are members elected or appointed? provenance

Procedure

Lawmaking.

Procedure

Procedure.

  1. How does a bill become law here? provenance
  2. What role do committees play? provenance
Follow Tracking work.

Parliaments publish records.

Bills

Legislation.

Bills

Bills.

  1. What is the status of this bill, according to the parliament website? provenance
  2. How did members vote? provenance

Debates

Records.

Debates

Records.

  1. Where are debates and committee reports published? provenance
  2. Can sessions be watched live? provenance
Engage Citizens.

Citizens can engage.

Representatives

Contacting.

Representatives

Contacting.

  1. Who represents this constituency, and how can they be contacted? provenance
  2. How can petitions be submitted? provenance

Visit

Visiting.

Visit

Visiting.

  1. Can the public visit or attend sittings? provenance
  2. How are tours booked? provenance
Neutral Describing parliaments.

Neutrality matters.

Composition

Parties and seats.

Composition

Composition.

  1. What is the current party composition, according to official results? provenance
  2. When is the next election? provenance

Contested

Disputed bodies.

Contested

Contested legislatures.

  1. Is the legitimacy of this body contested, and by whom? boundary
  2. Are all positions attributed neutrally? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each parliament be a separate entry?
  • How should legislative databases be linked?
  • How should contested legislatures be described?
Draft as JSON