The Branches of Government
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What are political systems?
What is separation of powers?
Executive, legislative and judiciary branches are the three main branches of government. Explain them.
- The executive administers laws with a head of state (president/monarch) along with a head of government (PM) and their cabinets. Implements the law.
- The legislative makes the laws, they are the House of Representatives and the senate (bicameral) or just one house such as in greece (unicameral)
- The judical branch interprets the laws and are the courts with the highest being the Supreme Court
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What is a prime minister?
What is a president?
- Constitutional presidents however are largely ceremonial as they are a feature of parliamentary government whose executive power is wielded by a prime minster and/or cabinet. Example: Ireland
- Executive presidents combine the political power of a chief executive with the formal responsibilities of a head of state. Presidencies of this kind constitute the basis of a presidential government and conform to the principles of separation of powers. Example: USA
What is the difference between head of government and head of state?
What is the difference between political and official executive?
Official executive is the machinery of the government, the bureaucracy carried out by non-elected state officials. Example civil services.
What is a parliament?
What are the functions of legislatures?
What is a coalition? And name the four different forms of coalition.
- Electoral coalitions are alliances in which parties agree not to compete against one another in order to maximize their joint representations.
- Legislative coalitions are agreements to support a particular bill or program.
- Governmental coalitions are when two or more parties come together to create a majority.
- Grand coalitions comprise all major parties but are usually only formed during national crisis.
What is a member of parliament? (MP)
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