Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
2. What is the constitutional role?Representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens and a supreme organ of authority
3. What is the Assembly of the Republic in Portugal?It is the single parliament where elected people make laws and decide on the country's future.
4. Where does the Assembly meet?In São Bento Palace, a historic building that used to be a monastery.

Unicameral Legislature: A governmental body with a single legislative chamber, responsible for making laws.
Proportional Representation: An electoral system where seats are allocated in proportion to the votes received by each party.
Separation of Powers: The division of governmental responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising too much power.