12 th grade graduation Wingard pd 3 Ireland Government leader Title Taoiseach tee shock Name of current leaderMichael d Higgins Elected and appointed D ail house of Irish parliament vote and designate how the polling ID: 428678
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Kristi Dahl
12
th
grade graduation
Wingard pd. 3
IrelandSlide2
Government/ leader
Title- Taoiseach (tee- shock)
Name of current
leader-Michael d.
Higgins
Elected and appointed-
D
ail (house of Irish parliament) vote and designate how the polling.
Length of term- seven years and may not serve more than two years
Background/qualifications-must be nominated by the people, must be a citizen of Ireland, and must be 35 years of age or older.Slide3
Law making
Name of law making body- known as the high court also known as the “judicial review”
Bicameral or unicameral structure- bicameral
Population- 4832765Slide4
Important rights/ bill of rights
Freedom of
speech/press- they do but there are consequences for any act of violence
Freedom of
religion-yes and highly respected
Right to bear
arms-yes do to the constitutionSlide5
Political parties
Party
system-republican
Names, key beliefs, and symbols of major political
parties-Northern Irish,
Ulster's,
Ulster Unionists, Protestant Ulsterites, Loyalists; Republican,
NationalistSlide6
Elections and voting
Voting age and
qualifications- 18 years
of age,
citizenship, must have a resident in the state
How often are
elections-held within 60 days of a seven year term
What type of elections and where are they
held-The electoral system provides for a form of proportional
representationSlide7
Taxes and government finance
Do they charge income tax
?-In Ireland there is an income tax, a VAT, and various other
taxes
How does the government make money
?- farming
Comparison of them to our spending
.- 8.9%Slide8
laws
Crime
rates-789 for every 10,000
Prison
population-4053 and 14 prisons
Government money-
Punishments-
Court system-Slide9
Current relations with the united states
Relationship between Ireland and us
the relationship with Ireland and the
U
nited States has been long based common ancestral ties and shared values. Education and medical research has been equal between the two along with many other things that are found in common.Slide10
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