DEMOCRACYA system of government where the people choose their own leaders to form their government.
Democracy was created by the Greeks 2500 years ago
Demos‘people’
Kratos‘power’
US President
Abraham Lincoln
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 ourneeds.
is a government that is
How is a democratic government chosen?
RepresentativeDemocracyWe elect the leaders that represent our constituencies.
Political PartiesThe incumbent party
The opposition parties
3 Branches of Democratic Government
Legislative Executive Judiciary
The 1st BranchThe Legislature: Parliament
Who is in Parliament?
The President
The PrimeMinister
The Deputy Prime Ministers
TharmanShanmugaratnam
Teo Chee Hean
All 15 of the Ministers
3 NCMPs (Non-Constituency MPs)
6 Workers Party Opposition MPs
9 NMPs (Nominated MPs)
81 PAP MPs (Members of Parliament)
The 2nd BranchThe Executive
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)
MINLAWMinistry of
National Development
(MND)
MOMMinistry of the
Environment and Water Resources
(MEWR)
MOTMinistry of Trade and
Industry (MTI)PMO
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Presentation Notes
MOE – Ministry of Education MFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs MHA – Ministry of Home Affairs MINLAW – Ministry of Law MOM – Ministry of Manpower MOT - Ministry of Transport PMO – Prime Minister Office