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Jamaica

Great Britain had taken over Jamaica during the time of slaves. Slavery then ended and Great Britain had set them free. Now Jamaica has its own government, in which it became the crowned colony. Today Jamaica still works close beside Great Britains (Government of Jamaica.) Jamaica is a local self-government, which was introduced after World War II leading to full independence in 1962. Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth (World Book of Geography 427). The Jamaican government is organized into three branches Executive, Judicial, and the Legislative branch (Jamaican Government.) The Executive branch contains the head person, which is Queen Elizabeth II. The Judicial branch is the Supreme Court. The judges are brought into office by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. Also the Legislative branch, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives (The World Factbook 2002--Jamaica.)
Jamaica has a military that has branches. Jamaic...

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