1. Panama Researched via: http://wikipedia.org http://wikipedia.org Student Name: Shanelle Greenidge Date: 6/4/10

2. Where is Panama located? the southernmost country of both Central America and, in turn, North America. Central AmericaNorth America

3. Flag, Motto, Anthem: The stars and quarters are said to stand for the rival political parties, and the white for the peace in which they operate. Blue was the color of the Conservatives, and red the color of the Liberals.

4. Sports: Soccer and baseball.

5. Government and Politics: Panama's politics take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi- party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.presidential representative democratic republic President of Panama head of statehead of governmentmulti- party systemExecutive powerLegislative power governmentNational Assemblyjudiciary

6. Famous people/role model: Politics of Panama takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The branches are according to Panama's Political Constitution of 1972, reformed by the Actos Reformatorios of 1978, and by the Acto Constitucional in 1983., united in cooperation and limited through the classic system of checks and balances. Three independent organizations with clearly defined responsibilities are found in the Political Constitution. Thus, the Comptroller General of the Republic has the responsibility to manage public funds. There also exists the Electoral Tribunal, which has the responsibility to guarantee liberty, transparency, and the efficacy of the popular vote; and, finally, the Ministry of the Public exists to oversee interests of State and of the municipalities. presidentialrepresentative democraticrepublicPresident of Panamahead of statehead of governmentmulti-party systemExecutive powerLegislative powerNational Assembly Judiciary Panama's Political Constitution of 1972

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