EXECUTIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT..................
WHAT DOES THIS ARM TALKS ABOUT?
.......................Definition...........................
The executive is the organ of government responsible for the implementation, execution,or enforcement of laws, policies and directives made and given by the legislative arm of government. Laws are not made and carried out by the same organ; different organs of the government are therefore responsible for making, execution and interpretation of laws in a country. The executive therefore sees to it that laws are made in a country therefore sees to it that laws made in a country are obeyed. It also submits to the legislature any changes it deems necessary to be made in laws of the land; carries out administrative duties,renders services to the people of the country etc.
Members of the executive include; The President/Prime Minister, Governor, Ministers, Commissioners,and other officials and Civil Servants. The relationship between the executive and the legislature and how the head of the executive emerges are discussed under the Presidential and Parliamentary systems of government.
TYPES OF THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF THE GOVERNMENT.
In an executive arm there is three types and these are followed below;
(1)
Single Executive/ Presidential Executive:
It is a system of government in which all executive powers are vested in the President.
The President is the head of state, head of government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Members of the legislature, countries that practice the system include USA, Nigeria, Brazil, Ukraine, Chile etc.
(2)
Dual Executive/ Parliamentary Executive:
It is a system of government in which one person is the head of government. The head of state, while another person is the the head of government. The head of state may be a monarch or ceremonial President, while the head of government is usually a prime minister. Also, in Parliamentary executive, all members of Parliamentary executive include ; Belgium, Nigeria, Italy, Sweden etc.
(3)
Collegiate Executive:
It is a system in which a number of people forms a council which rotates the chairmanship of the council and the leadership of the council and leadership of the council and leadership of government in turn among its members. It was used during Olympio's rulership in Togo. Due to it's intricacies, it is not a common form of administration.
FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE.
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So our importance/functions is as followed;..............................
(1) Execution of laws: It is the executive arm that execute and implements the laws made in the legislature by making sure that they are obeyed.
(2) Giving assent to bills: The head of the executive arm signs or gives assent to bills before they can become laws.
(3) Military function: The head of executive performs crucial military functions as the Commander in Chief of the armed forces.
(4) Maintenance of law and order: The executive uses the police to maintain law and order in a country through the enforcement of law and order.
(5) Provision of welfare services: It is the executive that performs the main functions of the government which is Provision of welfare services to the citizens.
(6) Maintenance of External Relations: The executive maintains external relations, signs treaties,etc. With other countries especially friendly ones.
(7) Initiation of bills to the legislature: The executive sometimes initiate and submits bills to the legislature to pass into law for good governance of the country.
(8) Formulation of policies: The executive policies that guide the general administration of the people in particular and country as a whole.
(9) Making of budget: It is the executive that prepares the total proposed financial expenditure and revenue of the government in every new financial year.
(10) Delegated legislation: While the the legislature makes law, the executive is Delegated the power to make minor laws like statutory ordere, edicts,etc.