PUB1601 – The Structuring and
Functioning of Public Services
• Simple Summary for last minute studying
, Theme 1:How is public service provision structured?
Different forms of democracy:
Popular sovereignity – supreme authority of the
voting public
Popular consultation – consulting the voters on
issues of national importance
Majority government – the party that received
the support of the majority of voters governs
the country
Parliamentary democracy – members of the executive
are also members of the legislature
Presidential democracy - the president is directly
elected by all citizens of the country who are
entitled to vote and is not a member of the
legislature
Three categories of government authority
The legislature - Parliament
The executive – National departments
The judicial – Courts
Functioning of Public Services
• Simple Summary for last minute studying
, Theme 1:How is public service provision structured?
Different forms of democracy:
Popular sovereignity – supreme authority of the
voting public
Popular consultation – consulting the voters on
issues of national importance
Majority government – the party that received
the support of the majority of voters governs
the country
Parliamentary democracy – members of the executive
are also members of the legislature
Presidential democracy - the president is directly
elected by all citizens of the country who are
entitled to vote and is not a member of the
legislature
Three categories of government authority
The legislature - Parliament
The executive – National departments
The judicial – Courts
