Chapter 7: The Cabinet and Ethnic Profiling

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Chapter 7: The cabinet and ethnic profiling

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ErikSmit

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How many people were in the largest cabinet we have had in the Netherlands?

How many people were in the largest cabinet we have had in the Netherlands?

1. 27
2. 28
3. 29
4. 30

Learning goals

• I know what a cabinet does
• I know how a new administration is formed
• I can show how the executive branch works using the example of ethnic profiling
• I can explain how the three branches check each other
• I can describe the type of government in Oman

7.1: The formation of the executive branch

Who makes up the cabinet?

Who makes up the cabinet?

The cabinet

• King
• Ministers
• Junior ministers 

What is the difference between a minister and a junior minister?

What is the difference between a minister and a junior minister?

Department

A group of civil servants working for a minister.

Departments

Departments

Whose job is it to find out which parties are prepared to work together?

Whose job is it to find out which parties are prepared to work together?

1. Prime-Minister
2. Formateur
3. Informateur
4. King

Parties that work together in the government are called ...

Parties that work together in the government are called ...

1. Opposition parties
2. Coalition parties

Tasks of the cabinet

• Proposing laws
• Executing laws

What rights does Parliament have to check on the cabinet?

What rights does Parliament have to check on the cabinet?

Motion of no confidence

A request for a minister to step down.

How do you see the Trias Politica in action between cabinet and parliament?

How do you see the Trias Politica in action between cabinet and parliament?

7.2: Ethnic profiling in the executive branch

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Ethnic profiling

Ethnic profiling

Ethnic profiling

 Assessing situations and marking them as suspicious based on a judgement where skin colour plays a role.

Which article laid down in the constitution is violated by ethnic profiling?

Which article laid down in the constitution is violated by ethnic profiling?

1. Article 1
2. Article 6
3. Article 4
4. Article 8

Rule of law

A system of law in which

everybody, even the King and cabinet ministers, have to obey the law.

Can you think of a reason why the police would use ethnic profiling?

Can you think of a reason why the police would use ethnic profiling?

Dilemma of the rule of law

The government has to fight crime and uphold peoples’ rights.

To prevent crime, surveillance camera's should be installed in every street

To prevent crime, surveillance camera's should be installed in every street

Agree

Disagree

Who do you think is responsible for police actions?

Who do you think is responsible for police actions?

1. The police department itself
2. The minister of justice and security
3. The prime minister
4. Parliament

Checks and balances

In the Trias Politica, the 3 branches  keep an eye on each other, a system of checks, to stop any of them from becoming too

powerful. This creates balance.

How can parliament keep a check on the minister?

How can parliament keep a check on the minister?

How can the judiciary branch keep a check on the minister?

How can the judicial branch keep a check on the minister?

7.3: Trias politica in action

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Wesley Gibss

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Trias politica

A political system where the power is divided into three branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judiciary branch.

What is the role of the legislative branch in this video?

What is the role of the legislative branch in this video?

What is the role of the executive branch in this video?

What is the role of the executive branch in this video?

What is the problem in this video?

What is the problem in this video?

How can the judiciary branch and the executive branch push for new legislation?

How can the judiciary branch and the executive branch push for new legislation?

7.4: A different kind of executive power: Oman

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Absolute monarchy

absolute monarchy

Absolute monarchy

A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power.

Sultan

• Head of state
• Head of military
• Appoints ministers, judges 

Advisement

Two chambers, Majlis of Oman

1. Council of Oman
2. Consultative Council

What are the advantages of a political system like the one in Oman?

What are the advantages of a political system like the one in Oman?

What did you learn this lesson?

What did you learn this lesson?

What do you still think is difficult?

What do you still think is difficult?

Learning goals

• I know what a cabinet does
  
• I know how a new administration is formed
  
• I can show how the executive branch works using the example of ethnic profiling
  
• I can explain how the three branches check each other
  
• I can describe the type of government in Oman

End of chapter 7: The cabinet and ethnic profiling