THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

The Executive Branch
Presidency
South Koreas President, the head of the Executive Office, is
selected by a simple majority vote once every five years. A
president is only allowed to serve a single five-year term and
then a new official must be elected into office. This is different Park Geun-hye is the
former president of South
from Americas electoral system in that the United States uses Korea. She was impeached
an Electoral College, which can allow a non-majority winner to in early 2017 under charges
take office, the terms of office are four years, and a president of corruption
is eligible for reelection one time. However, due to the recent
impeachment of South Koreas President, South Korea is
currently holding emergency elections.
Also, as opposed to having an elected Vice-President, the
President of South Korea chooses a Prime Minister who is
verified by the National Assembly though the Prime minister
does not need to me in the Assembly.
Hwang Kyo-ahn is the
Prime Minister and current
The Legislative Branch Acting President of South
National Assembly Korea
Koreas National Assembly is a single legislative body
consisting of 300 members elected from 300 districts that
South Korea is divided into. The terms of an Assemblyperson
last four years, but they are eligible for continuous reelections.
This body differs from the Legislative Branch of the United
States in one key way: unlike the United States, South Korea
has only a single body within the Legislative Branch, as The National Assembly of
opposed to the two bodies in the House of Representatives South Korea where the 300
and the Senate. members gather to create
legislation

The Judicial Branch

Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of South Korea differs greatly from that of
the United States. The court consists of a single Chief Justice
and 13 ancillary Justices. The Chief Justice is selected, with
approval, by the President to serve a single six-year term. All The Supreme Court of
other court members are selected by the National Assembly. South Korea
This is a massive departure from the United States, where
every Justice is selected by the President, it is a lifelong
commitment, and the court consists of only nine Justices.