Political+Organization+of+Asia

​ **China's Political Organizations** China is more formally known as the People's Republic of China and has a communist government, the current communist party is known as the Chinese Communist Party or the CCP is headed by Hu Jintao. China was first brought together in 221 BC by the Qin Dynasty and then in 1912 the Qing Dynasty was replaced by a republic. Finally, in 1949 the People's Republic was created. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/18902.htm https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html#top China's Executive Branch is headed by the current Chief of State Hu Jintao and his Vice President Xi Jinping. The Head of State includes Premier Wen Jiabao, Excutive Vice Premier Li Keqiang, and Vice Premiers Hui Liangyu, Zhang Deijang, and Wang Qishan. The members of the Executive Branch's cabinet are appointed by the Legislative Branch's National People's Congress. The Executive Branches Chief of State and Head of State are also appointed by the National People's Congress. China’s legislative branch is called the National People’s Congress. There are currently 2,987 seats in the National People’s Congress. Members of the National People’s Congress are elected by municipal, regional, and provincial congresses, along with People’s Liberation Army for five year terms. The only people allowed to be elected are members of the CCP, it’s allied parties, and compassionate independent candidates. **China’s judicial branch is comprised of three types of courts. The highest court is the People’s Supreme Court, in this court the judges are appointed by the National People’s Congress. Then there are Local People’s courts which are made up of higher, intermediate, and basic courts. Finally, there are Special People’s Courts which mainly deal with military, maritime, railway transportation, and forestry. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html#top The formal name for India is the Republic of India; India is currently a federal republic. The definition of a federal republic is a republican form of government implemented upon a federation of states. Before India was a federal republic it had been ruled by Britain. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107629.html?pageno=2 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html In India the Chief of State for the Executive Branch is President Pratibha Patil along with his vice president Hamid Ansari. Then the head of government is Prime Minister Monmohan Singh. All members of the cabinet are selected by the president after receiving a nomination from the prime minister. The Legislative Branch or Parliament consists of the Council of States and the People’s Assembly. The Council of States has no more than 250 members and 12 of the members are chosen by the president while the remainders are selected by members of the state. The People’s Assembly has 545 seats with 543 being appointed by popular vote and 2 being chosen by the president. ** The Judicial Branch of India is made up of the Supreme Court which contains one Chief Justice and 25 associate judges, all of whom are appointed by the President. The judges keep their position until they are at the age of 65 or are removed because of “proven misbehavior”. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Russia's Political Organizations** Russia which is more formally known as Russian Federation, is currently a federation government or a federal state. A federation is usually characterized by a government body that rules over a federation of states that are each run independently. In the past some of the government styles that existed were a monarchy during the time of the czars and the communist Soviet Union or USSR. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107909.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html Russia is led by a President who currently is Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev. The President is the one who appoints the high state officials, like the Prime Minister, and has the ability to make a decree without the consent of the Parliament. The President also is head of the Armed Forces and National Security Council. Russia's legislative branch consists of Parliament which has an upper and lower house. The upper house is called the Federation Council and is made up of members who have four-year terms. The lower house that is known as the State Duma, consists of 450 deputies. Half of the deputies are elected by popular vote and have are elected by "proportional representation from nation-wide party lists". http://www.gocurrency.com/countries/russia.htm The judicial branch consists of constitutional court, supreme court, and supreme arbitration court. All judges are appointed on recommendation from the President and are selected for life by the Federation Council. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
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