The country of Italy has a developed democracy; the form of government used is the Republic. There are three branches of government, federal, national, and state. The three branches on the federal level are the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch. The top branch is the executive branch. The executive branch consists of the President, the Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers. The next branch of government is the legislative branch. The legislative …showed first 75 words of 993 total…

…showed last 75 words of 993 total…there is a President, Prime Minister, and cabinet. In the legislative branch there is a bicameral parliament that consists of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Many different coalitions and political parties have seats in the parliament. In the judicial branch there is a legal system based on civil law with judicial review, the highest court is the Constitutional Court composed of 15 judges. On the state level there is an appointed prefect for each province.