LESSON 17

Government System in

Asia

BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT Executive

Implementing the laws of the state Legislative

Making and amending laws Judiciary

Maintains peace and order by rendering justice

Forms of Government SystemGovernment

SystemPresidential

SystemParliamentary

SystemFederal System

Head of the state President/ Prime Minister

Prime Minister/ Premier

Roles: •Head of executive branch•Commander-in chief of the armed forces

•Head of Executive branch

Selection: • Directly voted by the citizens• Indirect/ voted by the Electoral college

• Elected from the majority of the parliaments

Terms: • Depends on the Constitution• 4-6 years

• Depending on the response of the Parliament/ diet

Forms of Government System

Government System

Presidential System

Parliamentary System

Federal System

Rights: •Appoint officials in his cabinet and Judiciary department

Asian Countries adopted the system:

• Philippines, Indonesia, and Cyprus.•Armenia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.

• India, Israel, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Timor Leste, and Turkey.

• India, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia.• Philippines, China, and indonesia

Types of Government

Power from a Single Authority

Power in the hands of the few

Power in the hands of many

1. Monarchy:• Ruled by a king/queen or Emperor/empress

Absolute Monarchy-Monarchs are more powerful than a constitution.- Kingdom of Oman, Brunei, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Limited or Constitutional Monarchy-Exercise power according to the constitution- At present monarchs play the role of the Ambassadors.

1. Communist• Classless society• No privatization but

a collective ownership.

• China, Vietnam, North Korea.

2. Theocracy• No separation of the

laws of the state and the church.

• Iran

1. Democracy• Power of the

authority lies in the hands of the people.

Types of Government

Power from a Single Authority

Power in the hands of the few

Power in the hands of many

2. Totalitarianism• Exercised by a single dictator

• Seek assistance from the military

• Afghanistan, Iraq, Philippines, Syria, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.