DENMARK Basic History and Politics. Government  Became a Constitutional Monarchy in 1849  Queen Margrethe II  Unicameral Parliament (Folketing)  Prime.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Canada as a Constitutional Monarchy

Advertisements

Governance 3 (Presidential vs Parliamentary)

EOC Review Week 4.

ROYAL RESIDENCES. Categories of Residences 1.Unoccupied Royal residences 2.Official Royal residences 3.Private Estates 4.Royal Yacht Britannia.

The Nordic Countries Five Nations in Northern Europe make up the Nordic or Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.

Political system of the Czech Republic. Czech Republic multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic according to the Constitution - the.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21 st in 1926; was married to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on 20 November in 1947; become queen.

The Royal Family.

United Kingdom 101 A brief introduction to the governmental intricacies of the UK and the royal family Danielle Moist Hort ’s of free ppt’s from.

 Read after me.  reign, rule, represent, sign, bill, participate, charity, funds, concern, royal, guard, apartments, Buckingham palace, government,

Unitary Power may be in the hands of one person or group

Government What is a government & how does it work?

The British sovereign or monarch serves as an important symbol of the British government, but not as the leader. Elected leaders (parliament) govern the.

 Legislative Branch: Approves Laws  Executive Branch: Sees Laws to ACTION  Judicial Branch: Enforces Laws.

The Government of India

Branches of Government: Overview of the Three Branches Legislative  Executive Judicial.

Why is Canada considered to be a constitutional monarchy? Hena, Soyeh.

Government of the British Isles and Northern Europe North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007.

Topic: Governance. How does a Democratic government differ from an Oligarchic government A. Judicial system B. Role of the citizen C. Law making process.

The Government of Japan

What is Government? Government is the word used to describe the group of people who make the laws in a country, province or town.

Governments Mr. Barrett 7 th grade social studies.

Map of Europe. Citizen amount In Denmark we are 5,5 million people.

Democratic Governments There are two major kinds of representative democratic governments: Parliamentary Presidential Parliamentary vs. Presidential.

Canadian Government.

A Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, & Federation

ISRAEL GOVERNMENT TYPE: Parliamentary Democracy LEADER(S): President & Prime Minister -President is head of state (has a ceremonial position similar.

A Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, & Federation.

A Federal Parliamentary Democracy

Australian Government

A Federal Parliamentary Democracy © 2014 Brain Wrinkles.

The Federal Parliamentary Democracy Of Australia.

Chapter 5: STUDY PRESENTATION

Citizen Participation

Parliamentary System of the United Kingdom

Canada’s Government Unit 5 Notes.

Constitutional monarchy

Canadian Government.

A Federal Parliamentary Democracy

A Federal Parliamentary Democracy

Canada’s Government.

Constitutional Monarchy

United Kingdom, Germany,

Canada’s Government.

Parliamentary Democracy

Canada’s GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT.

A Federal Parliamentary Democracy

The political system of Great Britain

Constitutional monarchy

A Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, & Federation

Presidential Democracy & Parliamentary Democracy

Political Differences

Canada’s Government.

Canadian Government The major players.

SS6CG2 Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government.

A Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, & Federation

Three branches of Canadian government

What is a government?.

Canadian Government.

The state system in the UK

A Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, & Federation

Canada’s Government.

An Introduction to Britain

Canada’s Government.

Political system of the Czech Republic

in the political system

A Federal Parliamentary Democracy

The Governor-General of New Zealand

Presentation transcript:

DENMARK Basic History and Politics

Government  Became a Constitutional Monarchy in 1849  Queen Margrethe II  Unicameral Parliament (Folketing)  Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social Democrat)

Government  Executive Branch: Monarch and P.M.  Legislative Branch: Members are elected and serve four year terms  Since 1909, no party has had majority control!  Judicial Branch: Supreme Court members appointed by monarch to serve lifelong terms

Royal Family  The role of the monarchy is largely ceremonial now- represents Denmark abroad and acts as a figurehead at home  Danes are proud of their queen  The recognize her intellect and artistic abilities

Royal Family Tree Queen Margrethe II Royal Consort Prince Henrik Crown Prince Frederik Crown Princess Mary Princess Christian Princess Marie Prince Joachim Countess Alexandra Prince Nikolai Prince Felix

Amalianborg Palace The Royal Couple reside at Amalianborg Palace.

Fredensborg Palace The Royal Family uses the palace for three months in the spring and three months in the autumn. It is the setting for important celebrations.

Sorgenfri Palace Designed as the “country seat” for the Royal Family.

Grasten Palace Traditionally the summer home for the Royal Family.

The Hermitage Palace Traditionally the center for royal hunts, currently it is used for official lunches and other small gatherings.

Marselisborg Palace Royal couple reside at the palace during the summer. It is not open to the public, but the gardens are open when the Queen is not in residence.

Chateau de Cayx Located in the south of France, the Chateau belonged to R.C. Prince Henrik. It serves as a meeting place for the Danish royals and their French family members.

Schackenborg Castle Prince Joachim took control of Schackenborg in As a wedding gift, the citizens of Denmark collected almost DKK 13 million to be used for restorations and renovations.

The Royal Yacht Dannebrog The yacht serves as private residence for the Queen when she is on official visits overseas.

Modern History  1933: the beginning of Denmark, the “modern welfare state”  55% of state income comes from taxes  : Denmark declared neutrality but was occupied by Nazi forces  Active resistance: 7,200 Jews escaped to Sweden in Sept., 1943.