Laws are the rules of play for living together in our diverse society State, federal and European politics: laws are passed at many levels. (© Focke Strangmann) We all have different interests and nee
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Legislation Governing how we live together: the State Parliament passes numerous laws. more Elections Who becomes prime minister of the state of Lower Saxony? Who becomes a member of the Constitutiona
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The budgeting power of the State Parliament – a prerogative The budgeting power is considered a parliamentary prerogative. (© Focke Strangmann) The budget committee is traditionally chaired by a repre
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Comprehensive oversight by Parliament The State Parliament is an oversight body with very extensive powers enshrined in the constitution. One of the key roles of the State Parliament is to keep a clos
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Legal information In our legal notice you will find the legally required information on the publishers of this website and the social media channels (X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Mastodon, LinkedI
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The power of investigation The State Parliament’s power to investigate is another instrument of parliamentary scrutiny. The State Parliament is authorised to set up a parliamentary select committee to
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The power to question To scrutinise, one must question: the right of the MPs and parliamentary groups to ask a wide range of questions is an essential instrument for parliamentary scrutiny of the gove
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Nothing happens without Parliament: the electoral responsibilities of the State Parliament The State Parliament is not the only constitutional body to be directly elected by its citizens at state leve
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Panels of experts for special functions The State Parliament can use commissions to comprehensively clarify matters that are crucial to parliamentary decisions. A commission can be composed of MPs as
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The hubs of a working parliament Each committee is led by a chairperson (centre). (© Focke Strangmann) Even the nitty-gritty of parliamentary work always takes place in public. (© Focke Strangmann) Th
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