What type of government does Poland have? Is it an autocracy, a monarchy, dictatorship, democracy, representative democracy, direct democracy, oligarchy, theocracy, or anarchy? Poland has a republic, which is a representative democracy. Although in 1952 to 1989, Poland was a communistic dictatorship. That is because when the Cold War was going on, Russia wanted to spread communism, and that influence spread to Poland. [1]
Are there states/providences in Poland? How is the power distributed? Is it federal, confederate, or unitary? Poland has 16 providences, which is similar to states within the United States. Poland also has a unitary government. This is because power is distributed between the executive, legislative and judicial powers of their government, and because each providence is it's own administrative unit. [1][2]
Does Poland have branches of government? Yes, Poland has the executive, legislative and judicial branches just like the United States does. [1]
Who is the leader of Poland? Does he/she have absolute power or is there a check and balance system? Well Poland is a little tricky as far as leaders go. Poland's Chief of State is President Bronislaw Komorowski. Poland's Head of Government is Prime Minister Donald Tusk. This might confuse many people, especially those people from the United States where the President is the only leader. The Chief of State is usually just a political figure, where as the Head of Government is usually the actual leader. In this case, yes that is true. Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds supreme and makes decisions over the President Bronislaw Komorowski. [1]
Does Poland have a constitution? What are the basic principles? Poland does have a constitution. It was remodeled in 1997. Articles 1 through 10 speak of Poland being good to all people by ensuring secure rights of people and the land, as well as the laws according to Poland. Here are some excerpts from The Constitution from the Poland government's website: "The Constitution of the Republic of Poland guarantees respect for all the civil rights - the personal, political, economic, social and cultural rights and freedoms - regarded as standard for a democratic country." "The Constitution also protects the right to the inviolability of correspondence; the individual's freedom to express his/her views; his/her freedom of speech, organisation and peaceful assembly; to contribute to the public services; the individual citizen's right to vote and stand for election to the government of the Republic; and to receive full information about the operations of public authorities." "The Polish Constitution also protects the rights of ownership and inheritance, freedom of choice of profession, the right to appropriate safety conditions in the workplace; it guarantees minimum wages, protection of health and social benefits, as well as the right to education (education is mandatory until the age of 18). The Constitution also grants freedom of artistic expression, scientific and scholarly research, freedom to teach, and to enjoy cultural heritage." "The Constitution of the Republic of Poland affords special protection for the welfare of families and the rights of children. The Polish Constitution imposes certain obligations that Polish citizens bear towards the state. The primary obligation is loyalty to the Republic and concern for the common good. The Constitution guarantees all Polish citizens and persons in Poland equality in the eyes of the law (irrespectively of sex, race, religion, profession, origin, or education), personal freedom and inviolability, inviolability of the home, freedom of conscience and religion, the right to a fair trial (with presumption of innocence until proved guilty), and legal protection of life." As you can see, Poland is about making life fair for all citizens, ensuring rights of citizens, and keeping peace and order in the state. [3][4]
Does Poland have elections? For what offices in the government? Poland does hold elections for the President. Actually, elections are held in all three branches of government. The PM is appointed by President and processed by a council. [5]
Poland is in of the European Union, in which economy is all held by Euros. There was a huge economic crisis in 2009. All the countries in part of the European Union, except for one country being Poland. All these countries had a hard time economically while Poland was still holding strong. Poland has had some economic struggles in history, so it is very good to see Poland doing well. In fact, while all the other countries decreased economically, Poland experiences economic growth. Poland has big trades with Germany, as the figure below.
Poland has a very big agriculture economy being that about 60% of the land in Poland is agriculture. Poland has backed up the US-led military duties in Afghanistan and Iraq. [6]
Are there states/providences in Poland? How is the power distributed? Is it federal, confederate, or unitary? Poland has 16 providences, which is similar to states within the United States. Poland also has a unitary government. This is because power is distributed between the executive, legislative and judicial powers of their government, and because each providence is it's own administrative unit. [1][2]
Does Poland have branches of government? Yes, Poland has the executive, legislative and judicial branches just like the United States does. [1]
Who is the leader of Poland? Does he/she have absolute power or is there a check and balance system? Well Poland is a little tricky as far as leaders go. Poland's Chief of State is President Bronislaw Komorowski. Poland's Head of Government is Prime Minister Donald Tusk. This might confuse many people, especially those people from the United States where the President is the only leader. The Chief of State is usually just a political figure, where as the Head of Government is usually the actual leader. In this case, yes that is true. Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds supreme and makes decisions over the President Bronislaw Komorowski. [1]
Does Poland have a constitution? What are the basic principles? Poland does have a constitution. It was remodeled in 1997. Articles 1 through 10 speak of Poland being good to all people by ensuring secure rights of people and the land, as well as the laws according to Poland. Here are some excerpts from The Constitution from the Poland government's website: "The Constitution of the Republic of Poland guarantees respect for all the civil rights - the personal, political, economic, social and cultural rights and freedoms - regarded as standard for a democratic country." "The Constitution also protects the right to the inviolability of correspondence; the individual's freedom to express his/her views; his/her freedom of speech, organisation and peaceful assembly; to contribute to the public services; the individual citizen's right to vote and stand for election to the government of the Republic; and to receive full information about the operations of public authorities." "The Polish Constitution also protects the rights of ownership and inheritance, freedom of choice of profession, the right to appropriate safety conditions in the workplace; it guarantees minimum wages, protection of health and social benefits, as well as the right to education (education is mandatory until the age of 18). The Constitution also grants freedom of artistic expression, scientific and scholarly research, freedom to teach, and to enjoy cultural heritage." "The Constitution of the Republic of Poland affords special protection for the welfare of families and the rights of children. The Polish Constitution imposes certain obligations that Polish citizens bear towards the state. The primary obligation is loyalty to the Republic and concern for the common good. The Constitution guarantees all Polish citizens and persons in Poland equality in the eyes of the law (irrespectively of sex, race, religion, profession, origin, or education), personal freedom and inviolability, inviolability of the home, freedom of conscience and religion, the right to a fair trial (with presumption of innocence until proved guilty), and legal protection of life." As you can see, Poland is about making life fair for all citizens, ensuring rights of citizens, and keeping peace and order in the state. [3][4]
Does Poland have elections? For what offices in the government? Poland does hold elections for the President. Actually, elections are held in all three branches of government. The PM is appointed by President and processed by a council. [5]
Poland is in of the European Union, in which economy is all held by Euros. There was a huge economic crisis in 2009. All the countries in part of the European Union, except for one country being Poland. All these countries had a hard time economically while Poland was still holding strong. Poland has had some economic struggles in history, so it is very good to see Poland doing well. In fact, while all the other countries decreased economically, Poland experiences economic growth. Poland has big trades with Germany, as the figure below.
Poland has a very big agriculture economy being that about 60% of the land in Poland is agriculture. Poland has backed up the US-led military duties in Afghanistan and Iraq. [6]
Footnotes
1. "Central Intelligence Agency." The World Factbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.
2. "Poland." Legislationline. N.p., n.d. Web 31 Dec. 2013.
3. "The Constitution of the Republic of Poland." The Constitution of the Republic of Poland. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.
4. "The Constitution." Poland. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
5. "Prezydent.pl." President of the Republic of Poland/President/Competences/ Designation and Appointment of the PM and the council of Ministers. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.
6. "Poland Profile." BBC News. BBC, 07 Mar. 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
1. "Central Intelligence Agency." The World Factbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.
2. "Poland." Legislationline. N.p., n.d. Web 31 Dec. 2013.
3. "The Constitution of the Republic of Poland." The Constitution of the Republic of Poland. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.
4. "The Constitution." Poland. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
5. "Prezydent.pl." President of the Republic of Poland/President/Competences/ Designation and Appointment of the PM and the council of Ministers. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.
6. "Poland Profile." BBC News. BBC, 07 Mar. 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.