Questions related to that of a legislative, elected body of Government known as Parliament. Use this with a country tag if asking about a specific country's Parliament
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Why do most countries have so many members of parliament?
The US House of Representatives consists of 435 members; the UK parliament has 650 members; the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad has 300 members, etc.
Why so many people? Anyone who's, e.g., tried to arrange a place & time for a gathering knows that the…
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Are there any other entities, apart from Flanders, whose parliament and government are located outside its territory?
The Flanders parliament and government are located outside Flanders in the Brussels capital region.
That should be rather unusual, as it has no say there.
Is there any other subnational entity where parliament and government are officially located…
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Are there any parliaments with more than two chambers?
All parliaments that I know off are either unicameral or bicameral. Wikipedia has articles on tricameral and even tetracameral parliaments. Do any such multicameral parliaments presently exist?
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Intensity of whipping in Westminster style parliaments with party systems
Which Westminster style parliaments with party systems have the most intense whipping? Which have the least?
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About role of a minister in Parliament who is not a member of either house of Parliament.
When the house is in session what types of authorities are given to a Minister who is not a member of either house of Parliament? Is he eligible to vote on any issue which is put to vote of the house?
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