Subscribe to my education channel. bit.ly/gohbangrui What is the governance system in Singapore? You might have guessed it correctly. It's democracy. It can be divided into three areas. What are the three areas? Read on to find out. Secondary 3 Express/ Normal Academic Chapter 2 - Governance in Singapore.

1. Governance in Singapore

2. DEMOCRACY
A system of government where the people choose their own
leaders to form their government.

3. Democracy was created by
the Greeks 2500 years ago
Demos
‘people’
Kratos
‘power’

4. US President
Abraham Lincoln

5. Democracy
OF the people
• (made up OF the
same kind of
people as us)
• Everyone is equal.
BY the people
• (chosen BY the
people)
FOR the people
• (the governmentt
works FOR the
people’s best
interests)
• The government
serves us and our
needs.
is a government that is

6. How is a democratic
government
chosen?

7. Representative
Democracy
We elect the leaders
that represent our
constituencies.

8. Political Parties
The incumbent party
The opposition parties

9. 3 Branches of
Democratic
Government
Legislative Executive Judiciary

10. The 1st Branch
The Legislature: Parliament

11. Who is in Parliament?
The
President
The Prime
Minister

12. The Deputy Prime Ministers
Tharman
Shanmugaratnam
Teo Chee Hean

13. All 15 of the Ministers

14. 3NCMPs (Non-Constituency MPs)
6Workers Party Opposition MPs
9NMPs (Nominated MPs)
81PAP MPs (Members of Parliament)

15. The 2nd Branch
The Executive

16. Ministry of Social
and Family
Development
(MSF)
Ministry of
Defence
(MINDEF)
MOE Ministry of
Finance (MOF)
MFA Ministry of
Health (MOH) MHA
Ministry of
Information,
Communication
and the Arts
(MICA)
MINLAW
Ministry of
National
Development
(MND)
MOM
Ministry of the
Environment and
Water Resources
(MEWR)
MOT
Ministry of
Trade and
Industry (MTI)
PMO

17. The 3rd Branch
The Judiciary

18. Chief Justice
Sundaresh
Menon
Supreme Court
Building
Subordinate
Courts
17 Judges in total