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Show 156 The system of government House of People's for in the Constitution is bicameral provided Representatives and the House of Federation. The the Federal Government is vested in the House of People's for powers and function of this five-year members house). elected by a plurality of highest authority Representatives (See Members to this lower-house are of the votes cast. The candidate Table 38 elected for term. For this purpose, each member state is divided into electoral are the parliament: district, securing a a and larger number of votes than any of the other contestants wins the seat. Since this system of election does not guarantee representation proportional representation, of minority nationalities and the Constitution peoples by setting one member and each one a house of nationalities elected for additional member for each nation, nationality, and people in the representation in the House is representation than smaller indirect, depending on asymmetric ones. term of five years. At least million of its population represent House of Federation. For this reason, because larger ethnic groups have greater can be direct or the decision of the councils of member states. The state council House of Federation members elected (See i.e., the House of Election of members to the House may elect House of Federation members of Federation, is one a for aside "at least 20 seats" in the House whose member shall not exceed 550. The upper house, Federation, is in effect provides responsible, themselves, directly by among other things, Table 39 for powers and functions of this key organ in determining the fortunes of the the or they people. for the house). regions. may hold elections to have The upper house, the House designing of transfer formulas This House is in some respects the |
