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The Taoiseach

Judiciary

(courts, the

most important ones

being the High Court

and the Supreme

Court)

Executive

(the

Government,

comprises of)

Directly elected

Term 7 years

The President

Legislature

The guardian of the Constitution => may refer any

bill to the Supreme Court for decision whether it

contains anything repugnant to the Constitution

Cabinet Ministers

(there must be total 7-

15 members of the

Government)

The Organs

of State

Doctrine of

separation

of power

The Oireachtas

Ceremonial

Summoning/dissolving the Dail

Functions

Appointing the Taoiseach

The underlying principle of any democracy

Directly elected Dail

Indirectly elected Seanad

The Irish President

All power is not to be given to a single institution

or organ but is to be divided between three

organs of state: legislature, executive, judiciary.