Government of Norway
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The Government of Norway is a constitutional monarchy,[2] which means that it has a king and queen, but they do not have much real power.[2][3] People that are elected to power work with the monarch to govern the country.[4] The government proposes laws to the Storting, which is the parliament.[5] The prime minister leads the government.[6]
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The executive power is held by the Council of State,[7] which is a cabinet led by the prime minister. The legislative power is shared between the government and the Storting.[8] The judiciary, or the system of courts, is independent from both the executive branch and the legislature.[9]
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History
On 17 May 1814, Norway got its own constitution, which established a constitutional monarchy.[1][10] This meant that Norway would have a king, but his power would be limited by the constitution. The constitution also created the Storting, Norway's parliament.
In 1884, Norway introduced something called negative parliamentarism.[11] This means that the government must not be mistrusted by the Storting to stay in power. If the Storting shows a lack of confidence in the government, the government has to resign.[12]
In 1905, Norway became fully independent from Sweden and continued to develop its democratic system.[13][14]
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