Chapter 2 - Governance in Singapore

Governance in Singapore

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

The 3rd BranchThe Judiciary

Chief Justice Sundaresh

Menon

Supreme Court Building

Subordinate Courts

17 Judges in total