This document provides an overview of the government and political system of Colombia. It discusses that Colombia has had ten constitutions throughout its history. It also describes the division of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The executive authority is represented by the president who is elected to a 4-year term and can be reelected for one additional term. The legislative power is held by the Senate, House of Representatives, and municipal councils whose members are also elected to 4-year terms. The document also briefly discusses political violence, the civil service, conservative presidents, the governmental system, and religious freedom in Colombia.

1. SOCIAL PROJECT YESICA VIVIANA GUACANEME LAURA LEYVA JULIANA DELGADO MR DIEGO VILLAMIZAR 5-A 2009-2010

2. División Of powers

3. MAIN IDEAS 1.Colombia has ten constitución 2.Division of powers 4.Chief executive 5.Central goverment 6.Decentralized federal system 7. Civil libertéis 8.Commomn welfare 9. Social liberatión 10. Govermental system 11. political violence 12.Economic reforms 13.principal of government 14. civil service

4. 15.conservative president 16.goverrmental authorities 17.govermantal system 18.consumption of goods 19.integral development 20. political parties 21. religious freedom 22.religious bodies 23. legislative decreased 24. revel parties governing 25.victorial rules 26.political teep

5. The ten constitutions of Colombia 1.Constiitution of 1821 2.Constitution of 1832 3.Contitution of 1853 4. Constitutions of 1858 y 1863 5. Constitución of 1886 6.Constitution of 1905 and 1910 7.Contitution of 1936 8.Constitution of 1957 9.Constitution of 1991

6. División of powers The executive authority, national level, is represented by the President of the Republic, that is chosen by a period of four years. In agreement with the recent constitutional reform of year 2005, the president can be reelected, until by a period more, immediately after his first mandate. The legislative power is in charge to elaborate the laws that govern the Nation. The organs of the legislative power are the Senate of the Republic, the Departmental House of Representatives, Assemblies and the municipal Councils. The members of these public corporations are chosen by popular, direct and secret vote, by a period of four years.

7. Chief executive it consists of dictating and enforcing the laws that usually approve the government or the own head of the State. In political science and the constitutional right, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the daily management of the State. In many countries, the word is used government to talk about to the executive authority, but this use can be confused in an international context.

8. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT The central government is the one composed bynon-financial public sector including the Presidency of the Republic, ministries and public establishments. In this type of government the organization system is the centralized government, in this type of government the centralized assumes the races with the federal states

9. Political violence Violence is a common means used by people and governments around the world to achieve political goals. Many groups and individuals believe that their political systems will never respond to their political demands. As a result they believe that violence is not only justified but also necessary in order to achieve their political objective

10. Principal of government The term civil service has two distinct meanings: A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations. The body of employees in any government agency other than the military.

11. Conservative president A conservative president is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia formation.

12. Govermental system Government type: republic; executive branch dominates government structure Definition: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows.

13. consumption of goods Economic goods that directly satisfy human wants or desires, such as food, clothes, pitares called also consumption goods, or goods of The first order, and opposed to producer's goods.

14. political party A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to attain and maintain political power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions

15. Religous freedom freedom of religion in Colombia is enforced by the State and well tolerated in the Colombian culture. The Republic of Colombia has an area of 439,735 square miles and its population is estimated at 46 million. Although the Government does not keep official statistics on religious affiliation

16. Religous bodies