Institution of Democracy (composition of government).pptx

Composition of a government

1. CTE BSED SOCIAL STUDIES Institutions within Democracy

2. 3 Branches of the Government Electoral systems and Political Parties Topic Outline

3. Branches of the Government Legislative Executive Judiciary

4. Legislative Branch Making and Revising laws Providing Administrative oversight to ensure laws are being properly executed Providing representations of the constituents to the government

5. Executive Branch Carries out or Enforces the laws Made up of a singular leader, a leader with an assistant (vice-president) or a small group of leaders who have institutional powers, and serves as both the head of government and the head of state. In their capacity as head of government, chief executives must run and manage the day-to-day business of the state . Commander-in-chief

6. Judicial Branch part of government where laws can be interpreted and enforced. and can also be invested with the power to strike down laws that it deems unconstitutional.

7. Electoral System voting systems provides a set of rules that dictate how elections (and other voting initiatives) are conducted and how results are determined and communicated. Election Types of Electoral System Plurality voting system Majoritarian voting system P roportional voting system

8. Plurality Voting System where the candidate who gets the most votes, wins. In this system, there is no requirement to attain a majority, so this system can sometimes be called the first-past-the-post system

9. Majoritarian Voting System where, as the name suggests, candidates must win a majority in order to win the election. If they do not win a majority, there needs to be a runoff election.

10. Proportional Voting System where voting options reflect geographical or political divisions in the population to enable a proportional leadership when elected.

11. Political Parties refers to an organized group of citizens advocating an ideology or platform, principles and policies for the general conduct of government and which, as the most immediate means of securing their adoption, regularly nominates and supports certain of its leaders and members as candidates for public office

12. CTE BSED SOCIAL STUDIES Systems of Democracy

13. 3 types of systems of democracy Advantages and Disadvantages of the systems Topic Outline

14. Presidential System a single executive system , is one where the head of government is a president who leads the executive branch of government. The executive branch of government, in this system, is separate and distinct from the legislative branch, to ensure a separation of powers.

15. Parliamentary System called parliamentary democracy , where the chief executive, usually a Prime Minister, attains their role through election by the legislature. Therefore , in this scenario, Prime Ministers must have the support of the legislature in order to take their office, and they can be pulled at any time by the legislature. The legislature can vote “no confidence” in the Prime Minister.

16. Semi-presidential System dual executive system , where a country has both a president, a prime minister and cabinet. The president, in this scenario, comprises the executive branch and needs to be elected by the population, whereas the Prime Minister is elected through the legislature and, with their cabinets, help perform the functions of the legislative branch

17. Advantages and Disadvantages