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The country of Netherlands is lowland and a lot of it is water. The size of Netherlands is 41,526 square kilometers. The highest point there is Vaalserberg and is 321 meters (Amsterdam guide, 2003). Sea storms and floods are natural disasters there but there are now dikes to control them better. The climate in Netherlands is mild (Amsterdam guide, 2003).
Netherlands wanted independence in 1581 but didn’t get it until 1648 (Amsterdam guide, 2003). They lost it then in 1794 by the Austrian Throne of Habsburg (Amsterdam guide, 2003). In 1830, Luxembourg united with Netherlands but separated in 1890 (Amsterdam guide, 2003). The Germans invaded Netherlands in 1940 and the people suffered (Amsterdam guide,
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They began being a constitutional monarchy in 1815 and a parliamentary democracy in 1848 (Amsterdam guide, 2003). In Netherlands, the parliament is made up of the Eerste Kamer, the first chamber and Tweede Kamer, the second chamber. The first chamber has 75 members and the second chamber has 150 members (Amsterdam guide, 2003).
The king of Netherlands currently is King Willem-Alexander van Oranje-Nassau. He’s the head of the state. The head of state can be a king and he chooses who can be a mayor or a politician and signs laws. The king also gives a job to either the prime minister or a politician to form the government. That person must be from the party that won in the elections. The Prime Minister right now is Mark Rutte who’s is the head of the government (Amsterdam guide, 2003).
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The language spoken in Netherlands is Dutch (Amsterdam guide, 2003).
Holidays in Netherlands are Queen’s Day, Sinterklaas, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday/Monday, National Remembrance Day, Liberation Day, Ascension, and Whitsun (Expatica communications BV, 2012). On Queen’s Day people wear orange because that is the color of the royal family. Queen’s Day is very important in Netherlands and is celebrated on April 30th (Polete, 2013). Festivals in Netherlands include Dauwpop, Pinkpop, Best Kept Secret,
The Netherlands government based on the parliamentary government and the principles of ministerial responsibility. “The national government comprises three main instiutions: the Monarch, the Council of Ministers, and the States General” (State, n.d.). The Monarch is the head of state. The Queen has the power to appoint formateur and then will form the Council Ministers after the elections. Council Ministers implement the planed
The two features of structure of parliament and election are fundamental to Indonesia. The People’s Consultative Assembly has two chambers: the People’s Representative Council (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD), however only the DPR has the final decision to pass, change or reject any laws. The political system of Indonesia is a republic and doesn't involve a Queen, with a president being the head of State. This system is a specific example of the United States of America's parliament as its follows these characteristics. Elections for the DPR and DPD are held every five years. For a president be elected, they have to get at least 281 of the 560 electorates in the DPR. Voting is not compulsory. Voters must register before an election in order to be able to vote. Citizens can vote when they are 17 years old or earlier if they are married, however voting is not compulsory.
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Parliament: The national legislature of England is called Parliament. It first started as the Model Parliament, under the reign of Edward I in 1295. It was comprised of all the lords, knights, and leading citizens of the towns. They advised King Edward, and voted on taxes and laws. As time went on, the knights and burgess gained an official title in parliament, known as Members of the House of Commons, the lower house members. The Nobles and bishops gained the upper house as their own, known as the House of Lords. No one elected these members, but they created a new precedent for representation. Between these two houses, the House of the Lords started as the more powerful body, until the House of Commons was anointed the official power to control taxation.
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• There is also a problem of religion. Most Belgians are Catholic while William of Orange (Dutch king) and his people are Calvinists. Ie austere Protestant.
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President is elected by the voters, while the head of state in a parliament generally Prime Minister is elected by the legislature.
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Today it is almost always associated with a representative democracy, which forms a compromise between the theories of people's sovereignty and a government following a tradition. Although the king or queen can be seen as head of government, it is the prime minister who governs the country. Its power derives directly or indirectly from
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After that William I, who was ruling, decided to step down to lead his country into the Eight Years War. When the war ended, the seven most northern provinces of the Netherlands were declared independent and they formed what
The head of state is the federal president; the post is purely ceremonial and rotates annually among the members of the Federal Council.