2. Governance in Singapore Ensures stability in the government Builds a nation Meet’s people’s needs Maintains sovereignty

Ensures stability in the government

Builds a nation

Meet’s people’s needs

Maintains sovereignty

System of Government Representative Democracy Elections held once every 5 years People vote for their candidate Candidates with the most votes serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) Leader of the party with the most MPs is invited to be Prime Minister Prime Minister forms government

Representative Democracy

Elections held once every 5 years

People vote for their candidate

Candidates with the most votes serves as a Member of Parliament (MP)

Leader of the party with the most MPs is invited to be Prime Minister

Prime Minister forms government

3. How does the Government work? Legislature Consists of MPs and President Makes laws Executive Consists of President and Cabinet Executes laws made by Parliament Administers government policies

Legislature

Consists of MPs and President

Makes laws

Executive

Consists of President and Cabinet

Executes laws made by Parliament

Administers government policies

3. How does the Government work? Judiciary Consists of various judges and law courts Ensures that laws are justly carried out Ensures laws passed do not breach the Constitution

Judiciary

Consists of various judges and law courts

Ensures that laws are justly carried out

Ensures laws passed do not breach the Constitution

3.1 The Legislature Process of Law-making: First Reading: Proposal Second Reading: Reasons for the Bill Third Reading: Bill is passed by Parliament Submission to Presidential Council for Minority Rights Bill is sent to the President Presidential Approval

Process of Law-making:

First Reading: Proposal

Second Reading: Reasons for the Bill

Third Reading: Bill is passed by Parliament

Submission to Presidential Council for Minority Rights

Bill is sent to the President

Presidential Approval

3.2 The Executive Feedback process to Executive Community gives feedback MP raises the issue to respective Ministry Ministry justifies actions or proposes alternatives

Feedback process to Executive

Community gives feedback

MP raises the issue to respective Ministry

Ministry justifies actions or proposes alternatives

3.3 The Judiciary Composition of the Judiciary Chief Justice Judges in law courts Duties of the Judiciary Makes judgements independently Not influenced by political leaders

Composition of the Judiciary

Chief Justice

Judges in law courts

Duties of the Judiciary

Makes judgements independently

Not influenced by political leaders