OVERVIEW
Here in this topic, we are going to discuss the second organ of government which is the executive. It is a body that is responsible for the enforcement of law and order. They are responsible for implementation of law if there is any need for implementation of policies that have been introduced by the law-making body i.e., legislature. So now here we are going to discuss its other functions and types of executive government. Let us begin with its function.
FUNCTIONS OF EXECUTIVE
These are some of the major functions of this government. Let’s see what they are in brief.
- The Primary Function of executive is to enforce the law and to maintain law and order in the state. For example IAS officers is a part of executive and they are responsible for maintaining the law & order in a state.
- The Executive Branch also appoints government officials and other department members. Where they set official standards as per their qualifications.
- It has the most important role in making a budget, they also make plans for spending money for public welfare and managing financial issues.
- It also handles foreign relations, diplomacy, and other things related to foreign relations.
- This organ of the government is the head of security. They handle all military systems and respond to threats.
TYPES OF EXECUTIVE
In this we have discussed several types of this organ of government:
- Nominal executive (Head of state)
The nominal is a symbolic head of a state who has no real power. In this, it can be a king or queen and president also who have only executive power.
- Real executive (Head of government)
This is the real head of the government who has real power. It is the head of the government and it leads the whole government. Its function is to make key decisions, and it also oversees the implementation of laws and policies.
CONCLUSION
At the end of this topic, we can conclude here that the executive body is the head of the state who enforces law after implementation and it is responsible for all international relations, security purposes, and other essentials related to the state.
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