Who were the diet?

The Diet

>Consists of two parties: House of Representitives & the House of Councilors.
>They are responsible for selecting the Prime Minister.
>They made the laws of the country.
>They were also in charge of approving the national budget the government hands in.
>They were also in charge of the sanction of treaties.
>The word diet derived from a Latin word.
>It is a common name for an assembly, especially in medieval Germany.
>The Emperor has a bigger say in things compared to The Diet
>The Emperor also had the power to choose the Prime Minister.
>During the Meiji Constitution, PMs were not chosen from and thus they lost faith in the Diet.
>Although it looked as if The Diet were the ones in charge, they did not have the power to make decisions.
>It could only question the decisions of the Cabinet Ministers.
>They were overpowered by the Emperor.
>Needs of the people were not satisfied. Many lost faith in The Diet.