SINGAPORE
Capital: Singapore Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic Main Religion: Taoism Independence: 9 August 1965
Constituencies: 13 single-member constituencies, 16 multi-member (4 to 6 members) group representation constituencies (GRCs)
Structure of Legislature: Unicameral
EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE JUDICIARY
Head of State (The President) Parliament Supreme Court
The President appoints the Prime Minister. The Parliament is consist of: 89 members The Supreme Court shall consist of the president
The President can withhold consent to a directly elected by popular vote, 9 or Chief Justice and 16 justices. It is organized
request for a dissolution of Parliament. nominated by the President, and a into an upper tier Court of Appeal anda lower
The President appoints high-ranking office maximum of 9 (but currently 3) non- tier High Court.
holders i.e. the Chief Justice, Judges and constituency members from opposition It shall consist of the president or chief justice
Judicial Commissioners of the Supreme parties (to ensure political diversity). and 16 justices
Court, the Chairman and members of the In order to ensure the representation in The Chief Justice, the Judges of Appeal and
Presidential Council for Minority Rights, the Parliament of Members from the Malay, the Judges of the High Court shall be
chairman and members of an advisory Indian and other minority communities, appointed by the President from candidates
board etc. each group representation constituency recommended by the prime minister.
The President appoints members of statutory (GRC) must enable elections of three to six The Judge of the Supreme Court shall hold
boards. members of that constituency, one of office until he attains the age of 65 years or
The President appoints directors of whom must be from the Malay, Indian or such later time not being later than 6 months
Government companies. another minority. after he attains that age.
The President may (withhold or) assent to The non-constituency and nominated All proceedings relating to the election of the
certain bills and provisions. members of the Parliament shall not vote President shall be heard and determined by the
The President has the power to grant on any motion pertaining to a Bill to amend Chief Justice or by a Judge of the Supreme
pardons. the Constitution, vote of no confidence in Court.
The President has a term of office of six years. the Government and in removing the The Election Judge shall have the power to
The President is directlyelected by simple President from office. hear and determine and make such orders on
majority popular vote. The members have a term of office of five proceedings relating to the election of the
Head of Government (Prime Minister) & Cabinet years. President.
There shall be a Cabinet which shall consist The Parliament has the power to make laws
of the Prime Minister and such other Ministers. and initiate general legislation.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the The Parliament exercises financial control
President who is likely to command the by requiring the Government to seek the
confidence of the majority of the members approval of the House for its annual
of Parliament. budget.
The Prime Minister shall attend and preside at
meetings of the Cabinet. NOTE:
The Prime Minister may charge any Minister The President shares legislative powers with the
with responsibility for any department or Parliament. The President is a part of the
subject. legislature.
