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yellow=1st ? The Bahamas is a parliamentary democracy with two main parties, the Free National Movement and the Progressive Liberal Party. To restore orderly government, The Bahamas were made a British crown colony in 1718 under the royal governorship of Woodes Rogers, who, after a difficult struggle, succeeded in suppressing piracy.[13] In 1720, Rogers led local militia to drive off a Spanish attack. Type: Constitutional parliamentary democracy. Independence: July 10, 1973. Branches: Executive--Queen Elizabeth II (head of state), governor general (representative of Queen Elizabeth II), prime minister (head of government), and cabinet. Legislative--bicameral Parliament (38-member elected House of Assembly, 16-member appointed Senate). Judicial--Privy Council in U.K., Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and magistrates' courts. Political parties: Free National Movement (FNM), Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Bahamas Democratic Movement (BDM), National Development Party, Workers Party. Suffrage (2007): Universal over 18; 150,689 registered voters. blue=2nd ? The laws of the Bahamas are made very carefully and orderly. The first step is to decide that a new law is needed and the last step is the governor general signs it and it becomes an act of parliament. Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association. Although The Bahamas is not geographically located in the Caribbean, it is a member of the Caribbean Community. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English law.it first is a bill and becomes a law just like ours. red=3rd ? The Bahamas is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state (represented by a Governor-General). Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament, which consists of a 41-member House of Assembly (the lower house), with members elected from single-member districts, and a 16-member Senate, with members appointed by the governor-general, including nine on the advice of the prime minister, four on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and three on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition. The House of Assembly carries out all major legislative functions. As under the Westminster system, the prime minister may dissolve parliament and call a general election at any time within a five-year term.