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1. Constitutional System
1.2 History of constitutional system
1.3 Basic elements of Constitutional system
1.4 Basic principles of political and administrative system
1.5 Operations of Prevention and Repulse system and relation between legislation, executive power and jurisdiction
1.5 Operations of Prevention and Repulse system and relation between legislation, executive power and jurisdiction
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Legislative power |
Executive power |
Judiciary power |
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Parliament (Saeima)
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President |
Cabinet of Ministers |
Supreme Court and Constitutional Court |
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Legislation |
Adopts laws (also citizens having the right to vote) |
Passes draft laws; announce laws, suspensive veto
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Passes draft laws; adopts regulations with an effect of law |
May repeal laws |
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Executive power |
Elects President; appoints officials; may cancel veto of the President |
Implements laws |
Realizes laws |
May cancel normative acts, orders, rules, statutes; adopts biding decisions for the executive power |
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Jurisdiction |
Amnesty; appoints judges, form courts
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Amnesty (pardon) |
Introduce candidates of judge |
Interpret laws; settle disputes, appoint candidates of judges |
Table I.1.1: Relation between legislative, executive and judiciary power
Local authorities have dual functions. They ensure state administration at local and district administrative level but simultaneously, they are basic units of self-governance of citizens.
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