Otázka: Political system of the Czech Republic
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Klára Č.
CZECH REPUBLIC:
- sovereign, united and democratic state
GOVERNMENT / 3 POWERS THAT RUN THE STATE
- The legislative power – Parliament
- The executive power – President, Government
- The judicial power – courts at various levels
THE PARLIAMENT
- THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
- 200 deputies
- Election every 4 years
- Lower chamber
- Deputy must be older than 21 and be a citizen
- THE SENATE
- 81 senators
- Election every 2 years but every senator is elected for 6 years
- During election only 1 third is renewed
- Senator must be older than 40 and be a citizen
- MAIN TASK
- Passing laws
- Ratify international treaties
THE GOVERNMNET
- CONSISTS OF: the PRIME MINISTER + ministers
- Responsible to the Chamber of Deputies
- MAIN TASK: suggesting laws
- PRIME MINISTER:
- Appointed by president
- Usually a leader of the party which won the elections
- Andrej Babiš
- MINISTERS:
- Appointed by president on the proposal of the prime minister
- Ministers of: Foreign affairs, Defence, Justice, Finances, Culture, Education…
THE PRESIDENT
- Elected every 5 years
- Elected by people
- Can be elected just for 2 terms in the row
- MAIN TASKS:
- Appoints judges, ministers, professors, ambassadors…
- Has the power of veto
- Can declare an amnesty
- Can grant a pardon to a convinced person
- Mainly just a representant of our country
JUDICIAL POWER
- Courts at various levels
- Most important: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT + SUPREME COURT
- Down to regional courts
- MAIN TASK: deciding if people are following laws, punishing them if they don´t
OFFICIAL SYMBOLS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
- NATIONAL ANTHEM
- Where is my homeland?
- Text: Kajetán Tyl, music: František Šroup
- OFFICIAL TRICOLOR
- NATIONAL FLAG
- FLAG OF PRESIDENT
- OFFICIAL SEAL
- COAT OF ARMS
- Eagles of Moravia and Silesia
- Lions Czech lands
- SMALL COAT OF ARMS
POLITICAL PARTIES
- Parties are divided to left parties and right parties
- We can also divide them to conservative and liberal parties
- Right in the middle of left and right are moderate parties like KDU-ČSL which is Christian party
- Far left party is communist party
SUMMARY
- CZECH REPUBLIC: sovereign, united and democratic state
- The legislative power – Parliament
- The executive power – President, Government
- The judicial power – courts at various levels
- PARLIAMENT
- Chamber of deputies / 2 years / 200 deputies / lower chamber / express trust? to g.
- The Senate / 6 years (1/3 renewed every 2 years) / 81 senators / higher chamber
- Main task: Passing/making laws
- GOVERMNEMENT
- Prime minister (premier) + ministers
- Appointed by president
- Ministers of: Foreign affairs, Defence, Justice, Finances, Culture, Education…
- MAIN TASK: suggesting laws
- THE PRESIDENT / 5 years / elected by people / max 2 terms in a row / appoints officials / power of veto / declaring amnesty / represents the country
- JUDICIAL POWER / supreme court and constitutional court / courts at various levels / MAIN TASK: deciding if people are following laws, punishing them if they don´t
- OFFICIAL SYMBOLS / national anthem / national flag /flag of president / official seal / official tricolor / coat of arms / small coat of arms