The document defines and explains several key political and governmental concepts: - A plebiscite is a popular vote on a proposal for the entire population to accept or reject. - A bureaucracy refers to a large administrative structure with complicated rules and procedures. - Decree-laws were rules of law issued by heads of state that typically involved new rules. - A cabinet minister is a member of the government executive usually responsible for a department.

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2. 12. What is a Plebiscite? plebiscite is a popular vote on a proposal which includes the entire populace. Voters are asked to either reject or accept the proposal, with the outcome of the plebiscite determining the fate of the proposed measure, action, constitution, or other political proposal. A plebiscite should not be confused with a general election or regular voting, as no party candidates are included in it.

3. 22. What is a bureaucracy? bureaucracy is a large administrative structure tasked with carrying out unnecessarily complicated procedures and rules to ‘facilitate’ duties of the entity. It consists of multiple bureaus, petty officers, “red tape” and excessive waste. Bureaucracies are most often associated with governmental bodies, particularly at state and federal levels, but any large entity, such as a corporation or school district, can be bureaucratic in nature. An “efficient bureaucracy” is an oxymoron.

4. 25. What were decree-laws? Within the legal system, a decree refers to a rule of law issued by someone in authority, such as a head of state. The term more commonly refers to an order of judgment made by a court of equity. A court generally issues this type of edict after hearing a specific lawsuit but can issue temporary decrees as well. Temporary decrees are called "interlocutory" and stand until a final decree is entered at the conclusion of the suit. A decree also can be a proclamation made by an official such as a head of state, and it typically involves a new rule of law.

5. 30. What is a Cabinet Minister? A cabinet minister in Canadian governments is a member of the cabinet, or government executive, usually responsible for a government department.

6. 36. Who elects Congress? Each state is divided into districts according to population. Larger the population, the more districts. Every state is guaranteed at least one Representative. Each district within each state elects a Representative to the House.

7. 56. What are the functions of a Governor? the terms and conditions of service of persons holding or acting in public offices; external affairs (excluding any which have been delegated, as prescribed in section 60 (4) of the constitution, to ministers); defence, including the armed forces; internal security, including the police force; and the administration of the courts.

8. 46. What are the superior courts? In common law systems, a superior courts a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases. A superior court is "superior" relative to a court with limited jurisdiction (see lower court), which is restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature. A superior court may hear appeals from lower courts

9. 45. What are the judicial districts? Congress has divided the United States into a number of judicial circuits, each of which includes several District Courts and a Court of Appealsto decide appeals from cases decided in the district courts within the circuit.

10. 8. What is a Constitutional Amendment? constitutional amendment is a change to the constitution of a nation or a state. In jurisdictions with "rigid" or "entrenched" constitutions, amendments require a special procedure different from that used for enacting ordinary laws.

11. 9. Explain the concept State of Siege? State of Siege is a 1972 French film directed by Costa Gavras and starred by ivies montandand Renate Salvatore.

12. 26. Explain the concept Commander in Chief commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's militaryforces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function

13. 21. What were the main constituents of the executive branch of government? The United States Congress is the bicamerallegislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

14. 19. What were the main requirements to become President of Colombia? more than 55 years old, Native born colombian, and full posesion of therpoliticalright,congressionalorcabinetmember, governororgoverment oficial, as a universitiprofecionalfor 5 years.

16. 35. What are the functions of the Senate? Es el encargado de admitir la renuncia del Presidente y del Vicepresidente. - Debe improbar o aprobar los ascensos militares conferidos por el Gobierno (altos rangos militares). - Concede licencia temporal al Presidente para separase del cargo. - Permite o prohíbe el transito de tropas extranjeras por el territorio nacional. - Autoriza al Gobierno Nacional para declarar la guerra a otras naciones. - Elige los Magistrados de la Corte Constitucional. - Elige al Procurador General de la Nación. - Conoce de las acusaciones que haga la Cámara de Representantes contra altos dignatarios del país (la Cámara acusa y el Senado conoce). Funciones de la Cámara de Representantes - Elige al Defensor del Pueblo. - Examina y concluye (fenece) la cuenta nacional del tesoro que le envía el Contralor General. - Acusa ante el Senado a los altos funcionarios del Estado. También conoce de esas quejas. - Es la encargada de tramitar esas quejas. - Es la encargada de comisionar funcionarios para efectuar las pruebas correspondientes ante los acusados. En la Biblioteca virtual puede obtener más información sobre este tema en: Redención de censos perpetuos Ley que autoriza al poder ejecutivo para hacer uso de varios arbitrios rentísticos. La administración de justicia en Colombia. Cambios y ajustes históricos en el poder judicial Texto de Fernando Mayorga García, publicado en |Credencial historia, núm. 148.

17. 34. What are the functions of the House of Representatives? Functions of the Camaraof Representatives- Choose the Ombudsman.- Examine and ends (it concluded) National Treasure account you env? The Comptroller General.- Accuses the Senate to senior officials. Tambi? Aware of such complaints.- It is responsible for dealing with such complaints.- It is responsible for commissioning staff to carry out relevant evidence to the accused

18. 42.Who elects the members of the Supreme Court? Según la Constitución nacional (en este punto, no hubo modificaciones del texto original en la reforma de 1994), los jueces de la Corte son designados por el presidente de la Nación con acuerdo de los dos tercios del Senado.Los candidatos a jueces federales y nacionales, en tanto, son preseleccionados por el Consejo de la Magistratura, que eleva la terna al poder ejecutivo para que luego el presidente los designe, con la conformidad del Senado.

19. 43. What are the functions of the Council of State? The main function of the State Council is to express opinions at the request of the requesting authority. The opinion is a document that the State Council expresses its opinion on the issues that have been consulted.