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 Legislative
❏ The Legislative Assembly of the State of Singapore was the legislature of the government of
Singapore from 1955 to 1965 and the predecessor of the Parliament of Singapore.
❏ This Constitution took effect upon the conclusion of the general election of 1955, creating a new
Legislative Assembly to replace the Legislative Council of Singapore. 
❏ In contrast to the Legislative Council, the majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly in 1955
were allotted by election rather than appointment by the colonial administration
❏ The colonial administration still reserved significant power, such as that of veto and control of
certain aspects of government.
 Executives
❏ The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state. 
❏ Halimah Yacob is the incumbent president of Singapore since 2017 after being elected unopposed
at the presidential election in the same year.
❏ Singapore has a parliamentary system of government. The president is nominally vested with
executive authority, but in practice that authority is exercised by the Cabinet led by the
prime minister of Singapore.
❏ The national constitution sets strict eligibility conditions for the presidency. Before 1993, the
president was chosen by the Parliament of Singapore.
 Bureaucracies

❏ The government played an active role in managing the society and developing the economy and
was the country's largest single employer. 
❏ Government bodies and their employees fell into two distinct categories. 
❏ The regular ministries and their civil service employees concentrated on recurrent and routine
administrative tasks. 
❏ The three ministries of education, health, and home affairs employed 62 percent of the 69,700
civil servants in 1988. 
❏ The two branches of the public service served different functions in the political system.
❏ The civil service proper represented institutional continuity and performed such fundamental tasks
as the collection of revenue, the delivery of such goods as potable water, and the provision of
medical and educational services. 
❏ The various quasi-governmental bodies, such as statutory boards, public enterprises, commissions,
and councils represented adaptability, innovation, and responsiveness to local conditions. 
 Judiciary

❏ The judiciary in Singapore is divided by the Constitution of Singapore into the Supreme Court, as
well as subordinate courts, namely the State Courts and Family Justice Courts. It is led by the
Chief Justice, currently Sundaresh Menon.
❏ The Judiciary consists of the Supreme Court and the State Courts and the head of the Judiciary is
the Chief Justice. 
❏ The roots of Singapore’s legal system can be traced back to the English legal system and it has
evolved over the years.
❏ The President is elected by the people and is empowered to veto government budgets and
appointments to public office. 
❏ The Cabinet comprises the Prime Minister and Ministers appointed from among the Members of
Parliament and is responsible for the general direction and control of the Government and is
accountable to Parliament. 
❏ The Attorney-General is the principal legal advisor to the government and has the power and
discretion to prosecute offenders. 
❏ The Legislature comprises the President and Parliament and is the legislative authority
responsible for enacting legislation. Parliament is made up of elected, non-constituency and
nominated Members of Parliament.
 Constitution & Rights

❏ The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore. 

❏ Rights in Singapore refers to rights both legal and in practice. Since Singapore's
independence in 1965, the legal rights of its citizens have been set out in the
Constitution of Singapore and include rights found in subsequent amendments and
referendums. These rights have evolved through Singapore's history as a part of the
Straits Settlements, its years under Japanese occupation, its position as a separate
self-governing crown colony, and its present day status as a sovereign 

❏ Singapore has consistently been ranked the top sovereign country in Asia on the Human
Development Index statistic composite for the last decade, having increased its HDI
value by over 30% between 1990 and 2020. The country is also considered the most
peaceful in Asia on the Global Peace Index for 2020.
❏ Singaporeans are also guaranteed democratic rights to change their government
through free and fair elections. In the most recent election, the party won 83 out of
93 seats in the Parliament of Singapore with a vote count of 61.23%, while the
largest opposition party the Workers' Party won the other 10. 
❏ Nevertheless, it is also widely considered to have a clean and transparent
government, with corruption generally perceived as one of the lowest in the world. 
❏ In 2020 Transparency International ranked it as the world's third least corrupt
country and as the most transparent in Asia. 
❏ The country also ranks highly in categories relating to quality of life, particularly
education, GDP per capita, housing, human capital, healthcare, life expectancy and
safety.
 Regimes
❏ The politics of Singapore takes the form of a parliamentary representative democraticrepublic
whereby the President of Singapore is the head of state, the Prime Minister of Singapore is the
head of government, and of a multi-party system.
❏ Executive power is exercised by the cabinet from the parliament, and to a lesser extent, the
President. Cabinet has the general direction and control of the Government and is accountable[1]
to Parliament.
❏ There are three separate branches of government: the legislature, executive and judiciary abiding
by the Westminster system
❏ Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Singapore. The
legislature is the parliament, which consists of the president as its head and a single chamber
whose members are elected by popular vote.
❏ The role of the president as the head of state has been, historically, largely ceremonial although
the constitution was amended in 1991 to give the president some veto powers in a few key
decisions such as the use of the national reserves and the appointment of key judiciary, Civil
Service and Singapore Armed Forces posts.
STATE
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