Reichstag (Joan of What?)

The Reichstag (, "Imperial Diet") is a constitutional and legislative body at the federal level in. For its similar function, it is often described as a lower house of parliament along the lines of the and the. The German constitution, however, does not define the Reichstag and the as the lower and upper houses of a bicameral legislature.

The Reichstag was established by Article 20 of the German Constitution in 1871 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany.

Since 1894, the Reichstag has met in the Reichstag Building in Berlin. Norbert Lammert is the current President of the Reichstag. Members (Mitglieder des Reichstages) of the Reichstag are usually elected every four years by all adult German citizens in a mixed system of constituency voting and list voting. There are currently 631 seats, however one, belonging to the, remains vacant. However, the election day can be earlier if the (Reichskanzler) loses a vote of no confidence and asks the  (Kaiser) to dissolve the Reichstag in order to hold new general elections.