Governmen

t and Power
Unit 1
MYP 3
Title: Government and power

• Key concept: Systems

• Related concept: Power; governance
• Global context: Fairness and Development
• Exploration: Government and politics
SOI: Societies can be run by different systems of
government that are used to distribute power
affecting the pursuit of a fair society
Watch the following videos on the system
of governance in Jordan, record your notes
using the Cornell note taking method.

Key words:
King Abdullah ii -Constitution -Senates -Parliament

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_jrH_nWTqc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUKShbcz9aI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbyVWRtGbRI
Now that you have watched the
videos on the monarchy of Jordan,
answer the questions below:
• Describe the system of governance in Jordan?
• Who is the current Monarch of Jordan?
• Demonstrate your understanding of the term
“constitution”.
• Explain article 6 from the Jordanian
constitution “Jordanians shall be equal before
the law. There shall be no discrimination
between them as regards to their rights and
duties on grounds of race, language or religion”.
The Hashemite kings who have rules the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan since 1921

Founding king Abdullah the first King Talal Bin Abdullah King AlHussein Bin Talal King Abdullah the second Bin
Since 1921-1951 Since 1951-1952 Since 1952-1999 AlHussein
Since 1999 till present
Monarchy in Jordan
• Jordan’s politics is organized within the framework of
parliamentary monarchy based on the constitution
promulgated in 1952 with the king holding a wide
range of powers that are both legislative and executive
in nature.
• The king is the head of state and also the supreme
leader of the Jordanian army. He appoints the prime
minister who is the head of government and head of
security directorate. Jordan is subdivided into 12
governorates, also known as Muhafazah.
• The government of Jordan is subdivided into three
branches, the executive, legislative, and judiciary.
Separation of Power
• Separation of powers refers to the division of
government responsibilities into distinct branches
to limit any branch from exercising the core
functions of another.  The intent is to prevent the
concentration of power and provide for checks
and balances. 
• The aim of the separation of power is to prevent
the abuse of powers, the power of the
government should not be left entirely to one
body or person; instead it should be separated or
divided in some way.
The traditional characterizations of the powers of the
branches of the government are:
• The legislative branch is responsible for enacting the
laws of the state and appropriating the money
necessary to operate the government. 
• The executive branch is responsible for implementing
and administering the public policy enacted and
funded by the legislative branch. 
• The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the
constitution and laws and applying their interpretations
to controversies brought before it.
• The political system in the kingdom separates the three
authorities:
• The Executive is represented by the Government
appointed by the King and exercised its powers through
the Council of Ministers and State officials.
• The Legislative authority is represented by the
Parliament in its two parts: House of Representatives
and Senate; it is responsible for legislation and
accountability of the government.
• The Judiciary, an independent authority characterized
by its just cause, justice among citizens and
safeguarding their rights.
‫‪ ‬نيابي ملكي وراثي دستورياألردننظام الحكم في‪ ‬‬
 ‫• يتألف من ثالث سلطات هي‪:‬‬
‫• ‪ ‬السلطة التنفيذية‪ ،‬السلطة التشريعية‪ ،‬والسلطة القضائية‬
‫و تتشارك معا في تنظيم شؤون الدولة من حيث تشريع‬
‫القوانين و تنفيدها‪.‬‬
 ‫السلطات الدستوريه في األردن‬

‫‪ .1‬السلطه التشريعيه (البرلمان األردني)‬

‫تناط السلطه التشريعيه بمجلس األمه و الملك‬

‫مجلس النواب‬ ‫مجلس األعيان‬

‫شعب‬
‫)ي??نتخبه? ا??ل (‬ ‫)ي??عينه? ا??لملك(‬
 ‫نبذه عن تأسيس مجلس األمه‬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_-G-RNEdm8
‫مجلس النواب االردني‬
 ‫اختصاصات السلطه‬
‫التشريعيه‬
‫تشريع القوانين‬
‫الرقابة علئ السلطة التنفيذية‬
‫تمثيل األفراد في صنع القرار‬
‫خدمة مصالح المجتمع‬
‫اقرار الموازنه العامه‬
‫السلطه التنفيذيه (الحكومه)‬
‫هي الهيئه السياسيه و االداريه العليا التي تشرف‪ h‬على احوال‬
‫الشعب و ادارة شؤونه و عالقات افراده و هي المسؤوله عن‬
‫توفير و سائل الحمايه و االمن للمواطنين‬

‫تضم السلطه التنفيذيه‪ :‬رئيس الحكومه ووزراءه‬

‫ووفق النظام السياسي األردني تناط السلطه التنفيذيه بجاللة‬
‫الملك و الذي يتوالها بواسطة وزراءه طبقا الحكام الماده ‪26‬‬
‫من الدستور األردني‪ .‬و الملك هو الذي يعين رئيس الوزراء‬
‫والوزراء‪.‬‬
 ‫بشر الخصاونة رئيس الوزراء الحالي‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-XG2kyb2Ig
Activity
‫بالرجوع الى الدستور األردني استخرج نص القسم الذي يؤديه‬
.‫رئيس الوزراء و الوزراء امام الملك عند تشكيل الحكومه‬
http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/const_ch1-3.html

Referring to the Constitution of Jordan, extract the

text of the oath sworn by the prime minister and
the ministers before the king, when forming the
government
 ‫المحافظه على أمن الوطن و حماية حقوق المواطنين و‬
‫مصالح الدوله‪.‬‬

‫وظائف‬ ‫توجيه اعمال الوزارات و الجهات و الهيئات العامه‬

‫التابعه لها‪.‬‬

‫السلطه‬ ‫اعداد مشروعات القوانين و تقديمها للسلطه التشريعيه‬

‫التنفيذيه‪:‬‬ ‫القرارها‪.‬‬

‫متابعة تنفيذ القوانين و االنظمه‪.‬‬

‫السلطه القضائيه‬
‫تعد السلطه القضائيه في األردن‬
‫مستقله كباقي السلطات‪ ,‬اذ‬
‫تتوالها المحاكم المختلفه‪ ,‬و‬
‫تصد احكامها وفقا للقوانين‬
‫المعمول فيها في المملكة‪.‬‬
 ‫اقامة العدل بين المواطنين‪.‬‬

‫اهداف‬
‫السلطه‬ ‫النظر و الفصل في المنازعات المعروضه امامها و اصدار‬
‫االحكام‪.‬‬

‫القضائيه‪:‬‬
‫الحفاظ على حقوق المواطن و مكتسباته‬
Resources
To find more about the system of governance in Jordan you can visit
the following websites:
• http://www.senate.jo
• http://www.representatives.jo
• www.pm.gov.jo
• www.jc.jo
• https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does
-jordan-have.html
• http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/government2.html
Evaluate the system of
governance in Jordan.
• List 2 pros and 2 cons for the system of governance
of Jordan.
Reflection
Compare and contrast between the monarchy system in Jordan,
Japan and UK.