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Government of Colombia

Index Government of Colombia

The Government of Colombia is a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches. [1]

27 relations: Balanced budget, Bogotá, Colombia, Colombian Constitution of 1991, Congress of Colombia, Corruption in Colombia, Council of Ministers of Colombia, Departments of Colombia, Elections in Colombia, Electoral system, Executive Branch of Colombia, Government entities of Colombia, Human rights, Judiciary of Colombia, Legislative Branch of Colombia, Municipalities of Colombia, Office of the Comptroller General of Colombia, Office of the Inspector General of Colombia, Ombudsman's Office of Colombia, President of Colombia, Public administration, Republic, Separation of powers, Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia, Unitary state, Vice President of Colombia, Welfare state.

Balanced budget

A balanced budget (particularly that of a government) is a budget in which revenues are equal to expenditures.

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Bogotá

Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santafé de Bogotá between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, administered as the Capital District, although often thought of as part of Cundinamarca.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Colombian Constitution of 1991

The Constitution of Colombia (Constitución Política de Colombia), better known as the Constitution of 1991, is the current governing document of the Republic of Colombia.

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Congress of Colombia

The Congress of the Republic of Colombia (Congreso de la República de Colombia) is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.

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Corruption in Colombia

Corruption in Colombia is a pervasive problem at all levels of government, as well as in the military and police forces.

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Council of Ministers of Colombia

The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia is composed of the most senior appointed politicians of the executive branch of the Government of Colombia.

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Departments of Colombia

Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital).

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Elections in Colombia

Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which also gives information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia.

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Electoral system

An electoral system is a set of rules that determines how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined.

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Executive Branch of Colombia

The Executive Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers.

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Government entities of Colombia

The Government entities of Colombia (Entidades Gubernamentales de Colombia) are entities of the government of Colombia.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

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Judiciary of Colombia

The judiciary of Colombia (Rama Judicial de Colombia) is a branch of the State of Colombia that interprets and applies the laws of Colombia, to ensure equal justice under law, and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution.

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Legislative Branch of Colombia

The Legislative Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers.

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Municipalities of Colombia

The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia.

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Office of the Comptroller General of Colombia

The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Colombia (Contraloría General de la República de Colombia) is a Colombian independent government institution that acts as the highest form of fiscal control in the country.

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Office of the Inspector General of Colombia

The Office of the Inspector General of Colombia (Procuraduría General de Colombia) is a Colombian independent, public institution overseeing the public conduct of those in authority or in charge of exercising a public office, and of overseeing the correct functioning of other government institutions and agencies.

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Ombudsman's Office of Colombia

The Ombudsman's Office of Colombia (Defensoría del Pueblo) is the national government agency that is charged with overseeing the protection of civil and human rights within the legal framework of the Republic of Colombia.

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President of Colombia

The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the President of the Republic of Colombia (Presidente de la República de Colombia) is the head of state and head of government of Colombia.

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Public administration

Public Administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service.

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Republic

A republic (res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Separation of powers

The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state.

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Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia

The Supreme Court of Colombia (Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia) in Bogotá is the highest judicial body in civil and penal matters and issues of criminal and civil procedure in Colombia.

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Unitary state

A unitary state is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate.

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Vice President of Colombia

The Vice President of Colombia is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of Colombia upon leave of absence or death, resignation, or removal of the President, as designated by the Colombian Constitution of 1991 which also reinstated the vice president figure after almost a century of being abolished during the presidency of Rafael Núñez.

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Welfare state

The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the social and economic well-being of its citizens.

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Redirects here:

Colombian Government, Colombian government, The Government of Colombia.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Colombia

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