The U.S. government is made up of three separate but equal branches‚ legislative‚ executive and judicial. To understand how the government functions it is necessary to understand the function of each branch and hoe they relate to each other. The legislative branch is made up of the senate and the House of Representatives to form congress. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to make laws. Laws are written‚ discussed and voted on in congress. The legislative branch can check the
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national security there would definetley be no order and protection in the nation. The executive branch makes the President the commander in chief‚ the executive branch also makes the president the economic leader. The president appoints cabinet members‚ the cabinet contains the Secretary of State‚ the Secretary of the Treasury‚ the Secretary of Defense‚ the Attorney General (Justice Department)‚ the Secretary of the Interior‚ The Secretary of Agriculture‚ the Secretary of Commerce‚ The‚ Secretary
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Once known as the most unpopular woman in Britain‚ Margaret Thatcher revived a nation that was in a state of chaos. She was the first woman elected Prime Minister of the country and the only in the 20th century to serve three consecutive terms which was the longest since 1827. Through her extraordinary vision she brought forth radical changes‚ not just in her country but worldwide. She had a profound and permanent impact on politics and even changed her own Conservative Parties outlook. Through challenging
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America‚ government structure and power structure. One of the pivotal periods in the Federalist era was the establishment of the cabinet system which occurred in 1789. The United States established the cabinet system in the Constitution‚ cabinet members serve the term with each serving president. When President George Washington created the first presidential cabinet‚ which consisted of the Secretary of State‚ Secretary of War‚ Secretary of Treasury and Attorney General. This system has centralized
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make laws. Laws are written‚ discussed and voted on in Congress. There are 100 senators in the Senate‚ two from each state. Senators are elected by their states and serve six-year terms. The Senate approves nominations made by the President to the Cabinet‚ the Supreme Court‚ federal courts and other posts. The Senate must ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote. There are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives. The number of representatives each state gets is based on its population
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Francis B. Sayre U.S. HIGH COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE Manuel L. Quezon PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Sergio Osmeña VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES CABINET Serafin Marabat SEC. OF FINANCE Rafael Alunan SEC. OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE Soltero Baluyot SEC. OF PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS Teofilo Sison SEC. OF JUSTICE Leon Guinto SEC. OF LABOR Jorge Bocobo SEC. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Jorge B. Vargas SEC. TO THE PRESIDENT Jose Fabella SEC. OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE vacant SEC. OF NATIONAL
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Analyse the limitations on the powers of the prime minister. There are limitations to the prime ministers powers‚ despite the prime minister role being the highest in UK politics. The prime minister still maintains many powers but one main limitation that there is‚ is the prime ministers’ party. Ministerial appointments require some recognition of the need for political balance and administrative competence. There is pressure from colleagues or the media to appoint certain people- all Prime Ministers
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issues‚ the cabinet and prime minister must arbitrate the difference. The powers of the president include: election by popular vote‚ selection of the Prime Minister and direction of the policy decisions of the Cabinet‚ submission of any legislative proposal to the electorate as a referendum‚ ability to dissolve parliament and call for new elections‚ and emergency powers in situations of "grave threat". The executive branch of the French government also includes a prime minister and cabinet. According
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The Prime Ministers of the last 25 years have been notes for deviating of what would be considered ‘Prime Ministerial’ into more of a ‘Presidential’ role. This is due to the expansion of a key power that the Prime Minister has‚ that of the Chief Executive‚ being expanded. The expansion of this power has led to many positive outcomes‚ for example‚ when Argentina invaded the Falkland Isles; Margaret Thatcher made the decision to send a naval task force to retake the Islands. Due to the success of
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branches. The three branches are: executive‚ judicial‚and legislative branches. These three branches have different roles‚ duties‚ and citizens that help the branch to function properly. In the executive branch‚ the President‚ Vice President and The Cabinet are placed in the the White House which is the head of the executive branch. The role of the executive branch is to carry out the laws that belong to the federal government. The leader if the executive branch is the the president. The President’s
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