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Similarities Between Japan And Canadian Government

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Japan and Canada are on opposite sides of the world, but are they on opposite sides of government? That’s what I’ve been researching about for the past three weeks.
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT
Japan is a constitutional monarchy, which means that the emperor’s power is limited and saved for special ceremonies. Canada is also a constitutional monarchy, where Queen Elizabeth II plays a symbolic role instead of a position in power.
STRUCTURES AND FUNTIONS
Japans government is sorted into three branches; the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch. Similarly, Canada has the same branches.
In Japan executive powers are exclusively in the Cabinet, which consists of a prime minister and the ministers he or she appoints. The prime minister, is appointed by the emperor, by the Diet. The prime minister appoints the other members of the Cabinet, all of whom must be members of the legislature. The Cabinet is responsible to the Diet and must resign if the House of Representatives passes a vote that takes them off a seat of power. In Canada the executive branch holds the positions of the lieutenant governor: W. Thomas Molloy, premier, cabinet, and public service. In Canada the lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor general …show more content…

The emperor appoints the chief justice upon designation by the Cabinet, which also appoints the other justices. The judges can only be removed by public impeachment. The Supreme Court determines the constitutionality of laws and all its decisions are final. It supervises a system of four inferior courts: A High Court, which rules on appeals of judgments by the lower courts; a District Court; a Family Court; and a Summary Court. In Canada the supreme court is also the highest court, a court of last appeal. The supreme court of Canada has nine judges, one of the judges is the chief justice and eight other regular

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