The Union executive consists of the President, the Vice-President, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advise the President.
Q. What is the oldest federal department?
Departments
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- Q. What is the oldest federal department?
- Q. What is nominal and real executive?
- Q. Who is the nominal executive at state level?
- Q. Who is the real and nominal head of the state government?
- Q. In which country the head of executive is nominal?
- Q. What European country has no head of state?
- Q. What would society look like without any form of government?
| Department | Creation | Order of succession |
|---|---|---|
| State | 1789 | 1 |
| Treasury | 1789 | 2 |
| Defense | 1947 | 3 |
| Justice | 1870 | 4 |
Q. What is nominal and real executive?
Nominal/Titular and Real Executives: In it, the head of state, the President or the Monarch, is the nominal executive and the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister is the real executive. All the powers are legally the powers of the nominal executive but in practice these are exercised by the real executive.
Q. Who is the nominal executive at state level?
The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief ministers of the states and his/her councils of ministers.
Q. Who is the real and nominal head of the state government?
The President acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers in India and is the nominal head. A voting body called the Electoral College elects the President. The position of President is the real head of state.
Q. In which country the head of executive is nominal?
executive of India
Q. What European country has no head of state?
Switzerland
Q. What would society look like without any form of government?
Absent a federal government, there would be no reason to deduct federal taxes from wages, so workers’ paychecks may be larger. Likewise, less overarching and overlapping tax and regulatory burdens could translate into lower prices on store shelves. On the other hand, Social Security and Medicare benefits would stop.
