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Compare and Contrast the government in United States & Taiwan
United States
Branches of Government
Executive
President
Vice-President
President's cabinet members
Judicial
1 Judge
8 Justices
Legislative
Senate
House of Representatives
Head of state, government, and government branch
President
How are they elected
Executive
President: Indirectly through electoral collage
Judicial
Judges & Justices: They aren't elected, they nominated by President
Legislative
Senate & house Representatives: Elected directly by voters
How are members of government removed from office
Impeachment
Is used to remove the President, Vice President, federal judges, and other civil officers for high robbery
Expulsion by the congress
Is used to remove their congress from their own chambers
Removal by the president
The President has the power to remove certain executive branch officials, such as Cabinet secretaries or agency heads.
How long do they serve
Legislative
Senate
6 year terms
House Representative
2 year terms
Executive
President & Vice president serve 4 year term.
Judicial
Judges serve for life unless they resign, die, or impeached.
What are their jobs / responsibilities
Executive
The president is the head of state, leader of the executive branch, and commander in chief of the United States armed forces.
The vice president supports the president. If president couldn't rule, they could be president
The cabinet members serve president
Judical
Applying laws to individual cases
Deciding if laws violate the Constitution
Interpreting the meaning of laws
Legislative
Confirming or rejecting presidential nominations for heads of federal agencies, federal judges, and the Supreme Court
Drafting proposed laws
Surveying the budget
Having the authority to declare war
What kind of government they are
Presidential system
Taiwan
Branches of Government
Executive Yuan
1 Vice-Premier
12 Cabinet members
1 Premier
Judicial Yuan
1 President (Judicial)
1 Vice-President(judicial)
1 secretary general
1 Deputy Secretary-General
Legislative Yuan
73 shall be elected from special municipalities, counties and cities
1 member shall be elected from each county and city.
3 members each shall be elected from among the lowland and highland aborigines
34 seats shall be allotted to at-large and overseas compatriot members.
1 member shall be elected from each constituency
1 member for the political party
Control Yuan
2 members choose by Control Yuan President
7 members human rights professionals
10 members of human right commission
1 vice president(Control)
1 President(Control)
Examination Yuan
1 Vice-President(Examination)
6 Commissioner
1 president(Examination)
1 Secretary general
Head of ....
Government
Premier
Government Branch
Premier
State
The President
How are they elected
Judical
Nominated by President & appointed with President of Legislative
Control
Nominated by President & appointed with President of Legislative
Executive
Directly elected by citizen voters
Examination
Nominated by President & appointed with President of Legislative
Legislative
Vote by Parallel voting system
How are members of government removed from office
No confidence vote
Used to vote out the president of executive
Impeachment
Used to impeach the members of the Executive Yuan
Administrative Appeals
Used to appeal the members of public functionaries
Public Functionaries Merit Evaluation Act
Used for the removal of public functionaries and outlines the procedures for appeal and litigation regarding such decisions.
How long do they serve
Control
Members served 6 year terms
Examination
Members served 4 year term
Judicial
Members served 8-year terms.
Executive
Members including president and vice president, serve 6 year terms
Legislative
Members served 4-year terms
What are their jobs / responsibilities
Judicial
To creating the Constitutional Court and oversees the courts of Taiwan
Control
Responsible for investigating possible violations of laws and regulations by public servants and raising impeachments if needed.
Executive
To evaluate statutory and budgetary bills concerning martial law, amnesty, declarations of war, conclusion of peace or treaties, and other important affairs
Examination
The supreme organ responsible for establishing a fair and competent civil service system.
Legislative
Has the power to decide by resolution upon statutory or budgetary bills, or bills concerning martial law, amnesties, declarations of war or peace, treaties, and other important affairs of the state.
What kind of government they are
Semi Presidential system