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Similarities Between North Korea And Australian Government

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The Australian government and the North Korean government are both similar and yet different in their structure and system of government. The Australian government is both a democracy and constitutional monarchy with queen Elizabeth second as head of state where as the north Korean government is ruled by one man, the president Kim II sung who rules north Korea as a dictatorship both countries have political parties that assist in ruling the country. Australia is made up of a number of parties that represent the people, whereas North Korea have one party; Korean workers party. Both countries have different systems of government, Australian government is made up of 3 arms of government, these include the parliament, the executive and the judiciary. …show more content…

The Queen’s role as Queen of Australia is separate from her role as Queen of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Government plays no part in the Queen’s role as Queen of Australia. A constitutional monarchy is where the powers of the monarch are reduced by the law, and most the time exercised only according to the advice of an elected government. In Australia the whole population elects the system of government, typically through elected representatives and the Australia’s constitutional monarchy is a form of government where the queen acts as head of state. The ability to make and pass legislation in Australia is done with the elected parliament not with the monarch. In North Korea the country is governed by a dictator, this was Kim II sung who was elected in 1945 and died in 1996. Kim II Sungs son (Kim Jong-un) is now the president still and remains loyal to his …show more content…

Australia is made up of numerous parties that represent the people, whereas North Korea have one party; Korean workers party. They also have two minor parties, Chondoist Chongu Party [RYU Mi Yong] (under Korean Workers Party control) and Social Democratic Party [KIM Yong Dae] (under Korean Workers Party control). The Korean Workers' Party is North Korea's most politically important entity. In Australia it is compulsory to vote by the time you turn eighteen years old. Australian law has numerous conditions which must be met in order to create a political party. To start with, the party must have a written constitution. It must aim to achieve the election of members to the House of Representatives or Senate. Also must have either five hundred members whose names appear on the electoral roll, or have at least one member who is a current member of the Federal Parliament. The Korean workers party is the only party you can vote for and is backed up by the military. Elections in North Korea are held every five years. At the national level, North Koreans elect a legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly. In addition to the Supreme People's Assembly, the people elect representatives to city, county, and provincial. All seats are won by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. The Workers' Party of Korea dominates the Front and holds majority

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