Denmark has a different way of functioning in terms of government
compared to the United States. Denmark is considered a constitutional monarchy,
which means it is a limited government. The king or queen ruling cannot make an
order and declare that it has to be done. Currently, Queen Margrethe the second is
technically in charge of military, religion, and laws, but she doesn’t get to make
decisions or orders. She arrives at ceremonies and important events, and is also
part of the executive branch. Denmark has a constitution to follow just as the
America does, which was adopted in the year of 1953 on June 5. There have already
been several Constitutions for Denmark. The United States has had one
Constitution that is lived by every day.
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The Green Faroe Islands and Greenland are
represented with two seats each.
Another branch in Denmark’s government is the Executive Branch, which has
many factors. There is the Chief of State, who is currently Queen Margrethe the
second, the Head of Government, who is Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen,
and the cabinet, which is the Council of State. Queen Margrethe hold less lower
than Parliament and the Prime Minister. Queen Margrethe the second appoints the
Prime Minister and the cabinet. The executive branch is in charge of maintaining
territories and constitutional things, on which the seats can vote on.
The last branch is the Judicial Branch. The monarch appoints judges, for the
judicial branch, the Legislative Assembly, for the legislative branch, and the Prime
Minister. A civil law system is required in Denmark, especially in the judicial branch.
The Supreme Court is the highest and most major court. There is a president of
court and eighteen judges. A website called “www.worldatlas.com” states, “There
are also subordinate courts in the country, which include the Special Court of
Indictment and Revision, High Courts, Maritime and Commercial Courts, and the
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