Political+System

=*Slovakia's Political System*﻿ =
 * **Governing Body: **
 * **Parliamentary Democracy **
 * **The government is broken is broken into branches.**
 * **The Executive Branch:**
 * **The President, since 2004, is Ivan Gasparovic. He is the head of the state, but has very little power. He is elected by direct, popular vote. The President is elected to a 5-year term.**
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 * Image taken from: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kysuckenovemesto.sk//
 * //**The leader of the majority party or the leader of the coalition party is usually appointed Prime Minister by the president. **//
 * //**The current Prime Minister is Iveta Radicova. **//
 * [[image:295918_iveta-radicova-prezident09.jpg width="238" height="191"]]
 * //Image taken from: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.cas.sk
 * **The Legislative Branch: **
 * **This is the sole constitutional and legislative body and is made up of 150-seat National Council of the Slovak Republic. **
 * **The National Council considers and approves the constitution, constitutional statutes, and other legal acts.**
 * **Approve the state budget.**
 * **The Judicial Branch: **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court, which is made up of judges that are elected by the National Council. **
 * <span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**There are regional, district, and military courts.**
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Constitutional Court of Slovakia rules on constitutional issues. This court is made up of 13 members that are appointed by the president. **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">The Constitution of the Slovak Republic: **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ratified on September 1, 1992 and became effective one month later. **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The constitution was amended in 1998 to allow direct election of the president. **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The civil law system is based on Austro-Hungarian codes. **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">People's Role and Influence in the Political System: **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">To vote in Slovakia, you must be 18 years of age and vote by a secret ballot. **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The president is elected by direct, popular vote of the people. **
 * **<span style="color: #00bcff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The next presidential election will be in 2014. **

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