This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
2.2 I am the man
Part 2
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Video
What do you remember from the last lesson?
Slide 3 - Open question
Important concepts
Parliament= States General = House of representatives (Tweede Kamer) & the Senate (Eerste Kamer).
Cabinet = Ministers + Prime minister + Secretaries of State.
Government = Ministers + King.
Council of ministers= all ministers.
Inaugural address = Speech when a function or title is taken on.
Slide 4 - Slide
Legislative power
In the Netherlands this power lies withparliament.
This power lies with those who make the laws.
Ourlegislative poweris chosen! (local, province, country and european). Nowadays we choose who ends up in the House of Representatives. The Provincial council chooses who ends up in the Senate.
Slide 5 - Slide
Executive power
This power lies with the government.
This power lies with those who make sure that all laws and rules are brought into working.
Slide 6 - Slide
Ministers
Ministers take care of their own subject such as economy, education or foreign affairs.
Ex. Nowadays.......
Slide 7 - Slide
Minister of finance
Slide 8 - Slide
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
Slide 9 - Slide
In the past...
William I sees himself as the only one responsible for the country.
The constitution states that he can employ or fire ministers.
The Netherlands is a Constitutional Monarchy.
Slide 10 - Slide
Slide 11 - Video
1830-1839: Belgium gains its independance
Causes
Dutch is the official language
Protestantism is the state religion:Belgium is mostly catholic.
Dutch people usually have the most important jobs
The Netherlands is favored
Slide 12 - Slide
The end of William
After the revolt and a small war Leopold I becomes king of Belgium.
William I now rules over the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
He abdicates after wanting to marry Henriëtte d'Oultremont de Wégimont. A Belgian, catholic Duchess.