Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
Governmental structure Original Constitution ( 1947 ) Additional Articles ( 2005 )
Head of state The President and Vice President are elected separately by the National Assembly for a duration of 6 years The President and Vice president are elected in pair by the citizens of the Free area for a duration of 4 years , limited to 2 terms
Head of government The premier is nominated by the president , and consented by the Legislative Yuan The premier is appointed by the president
Parliament Tricameralism : National Assembly , Legislative Yuan and Control Yuan . The members of the National Assembly are elected for a duration of 6 years . The members of the Legislative Yuan are elected for a duration of 3 years . The members of the Control Yuan are elected by provincial legislators for a duration of 6 years Unicameralism : Legislative Yuan . The National Assembly is abolished , and its functions are exercised directly by the citizens of the Free area . The 113 members of the Legislative Yuan are elected for a duration of 4 years . The Control Yuan , though retained , is now a purely auditory body , and its 29 members are nominated by the president , and confirmed by the Legislative Yuan for a duration of 6 years
Judiciary The justices are appointed by the president , with the consent of the Control Yuan . The justices have life tenure The 15 justices are appointed by the president , with the consent of the Legislative Yuan for a duration of 8 years
Local government Two level system : provincial Level , county Level The provinces are streamlined . Counties and cities under provinces are subordinated directly to the central government
Comparison of the governmental structure
The present structure of government are regulated by the Additional Articles in 2005 . [ 3 ]
The Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China are the revisions and constitutional amendments to the original constitution to meet the requisites of the nation and the political status of Taiwan. The Additional Articles is usually attached after the original constitution as a separate document. It also has its own preamble and article ordering different from the original constitution. The Additional Articles are the fundamental law of the present government of the Republic of China on Taiwan since 1991, last amended in 2005.