Unit Six Project

Japan

Jan 1, 660

Type of Government: unitary constitutional monarchy with an Emperor
Political Leader: Akihito
Branches: National Diet ( House of Representatives House of Councillors)
Founded: 660 BC

Great Britain

May 1, 1707

Government: Constitutional monarchy which is part of the United Kingdom
Leader: Prime Minister David Cameron
Branches: Her Majesty's Government called the Cabinet is split into two branches - House of Lords and House of Commons
Founded: from the Treaty of Union in 1706, official 5/1/1707

United States

Jul 4, 1776

Government: Democracy
Leader: President Barak Obama
Branches: Congress has 3 branches of government
Founded: 7/4/1776

Mexico

Sep 27, 1821

Government: Federal Republic
Leader: Enrique Peña Nieto is the current President
Branches: Federal Government of Mexico has 3 branches of government - executive, legislative, and judicial
Founded: 9/27/1821

Venezuela

Mar 30, 1845

Government: Federal presidential constitutional republic
Leader: Nicolás Maduro
Branches: dominant-party system, executive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, and the citizen branch
Founded: 3/30/1845

Cuba

Oct 10, 1868

Government: Marxism–Leninism system
Leader: Raul Castro - Premier Leader
Branches: National Assembly of People's Power is the branch of government
Founded: 10/10/1868

Taiwan

Oct 10, 1911

Officially called the Republic of China
Type of government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Political Leader: Ma Ying-jeou
Branches in government: Five branches in the Yuan: Executive Yuan (cabinet), the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, the Control Yuan (audit agency), and the Examination Yuan (civil service examination agency)
Founded: 10/10/1911

Iraq

Oct 1, 1919

Government: Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic.
Leader: President - Fuad Masum, Prime Minister: Haider al-Abadi
Branches: executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions
Founded: 10/1/01919

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sep 23, 1932

Government: absolute monarchy
Political Leader: King Salman
Branches: King of Saudi Arabia is the head of state and government which means decisions are made the consultation among the senior princes of the royal family and the religious establishment
Founded:9/23/1932

North Korea

Sep 9, 1948

Government: Unitary Juche one-party totalitaritan state
Political Leader: Kim Jong-un
Branches: administrative, legislative, and judicial
Founded: 9/9/1948

China

Oct 1, 1949

Government: First Dynasty of China was in 2070 BCE ... became the People's Republic of China in 1949 - Socialist nation
Leader: President is Xi Jinping
Branches: National People's Congress has 3 branches of government
Founded: 10/1/1949

Russia

Dec 25, 1991

Government: federal presidential republic
Leader: Prime Minister - Dmitry Medvedev and President - Vladimir Putin
Branches: Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministries
Founded: 12/25/1991