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Bundesrat of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1255 words) |
 | The Bundesrat ("federal council") is the representation of the 16 Federal States (Länder) of Germany at the federal level. |
| The Bundesrat is composed of delegates from the sixteen German states (Länder). |
| The President of the Bundesrat convenes and chairs plenary sessions of the body and is formally responsible for representing the Federal Republic in the Bundesrat. |
| Bundesrat of Germany (576 words) |
| The second legislative chamber, the Bundesrat, is the federal body in which the sixteen Land governments are directly represented. |
| Bundesrat representatives rarely attend committee sessions; instead, they delegate that responsibility to civil servants from their ministries, as allowed for in the Basic Law. |
| The legislative authority of the Bundesrat is subordinate to that of the Bundestag, but the upper house nonetheless plays a vital legislative role. |
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