Lesson 17: Government Systems in Asia
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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.