Structure of Government
What are the three branches of government?
What is the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary?
What is the primary function of the legislature?
What is to create and pass laws?
What is the role of the Executive branch?
What is enforcing laws and managing government functions?
What is the function of the judiciary?
What is interpreting laws and ensuring justice?
What is the primary role of the police service?
What is maintaining law and order?
Define separation of powers and its importance.
What is ensuring that no single branch of government has too much control?
Name two parts of a bicameral legislature.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate?
Who are members of the Executive branch?
What is the Head of Government, Cabinet Ministers, and Civil Service officials?
What is the highest court in the Caribbean region?
What is the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) or Privy Council?
What is the purpose of the prison service?
What is rehabilitation and punishment for offenders?
Who is the Head of State in a parliamentary system?
What is the Monarch or President, depending on the system?
What are the basic steps in making a law?
What is proposal, debate, committee review, voting, approval by Head of State?
Describe the role of the Civil Service in government operations
What is supporting policy implementation and providing administrative services?
Who is responsible for prosecuting legal cases on behalf of the state?
What is the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)?
Explain the functions of the Regional Security Service (RSS).
What is providing coordinated security assistance among Caribbean nations?
Explain the role of the Head of Government.
What is leading the Executive branch and managing national governance?
What role does the Opposition play in the legislature?
What is challenging policies, holding government accountable, and proposing alternatives?
How does the Executive branch differ from the Legislature?
What is the Executive enforces laws, while the Legislature makes laws?
What types of courts exist in the Caribbean legal system?
What are local courts, appellate courts, and regional courts like the CCJ?
What role does the Local Government play in community development?
What is managing local affairs through councils and municipal bodies?
How does a democratic government differ from an authoritarian government?
What is democracy allows citizen participation, while authoritarian governments centralize power?
How does a bill become a law?
What is undergoing drafting, multiple readings, debate, approval, and final consent?
Explain how Cabinet Ministers contribute to governance.
hat is managing specific governmental departments and advising the Head of Government?
How does judicial independence contribute to fairness in the legal system?
What is ensuring decisions are free from political influence?
How are local government councils established?
What is through elections or appointments by central government?