Five Yuan system

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The Five Yuan system is the unique governmental structure of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that divides central authority into five separate branches—executive, legislative, judicial, examination, and control—based on Sun Yat-sen’s political theory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch system of government
constitutional system
governmental structure
addsBranchBeyond executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of China
Taiwan
associatedWithIdeology Three Principles of the People
basedOnPoliticalTheoryOf Sun Yat-sen
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Republic of China
country Republic of China
dateEnacted 1947
differsFrom traditional tripartite separation of powers
feature division of central authority into five yuans
governs central government organization of the Republic of China
hasAlternativeName Five-Power Constitution system
Five-Power system
hasBranch Control Yuan
Examination Yuan
Executive Yuan
Judicial Yuan
Legislative Yuan
hasCheckAndBalanceRelation Control Yuan oversight of other branches
Judicial Yuan constitutional and legal review
Legislative Yuan supervision of Executive Yuan
hasComponentRole Control Yuan as oversight and audit branch
Examination Yuan as civil service management branch
linked to: Examination Yuan

Executive Yuan as executive branch
Judicial Yuan as judicial branch
Legislative Yuan as legislative branch
hasLanguageName 五權憲法體制
五院制
hasNumberOfBranches 5
hasPurpose to prevent concentration of power
to provide checks and balances
hasStructuralUnitName Yuan
historicalOrigin Five-Power Constitution theory
implementedIn Taiwan’s central government
central government of the Republic of China
includesSpecializedBranch control power
examination power
inspiredByConcept separation of powers
isUniqueFeatureOf Republic of China constitutional framework
legalStatus constitutionally mandated
region East Asia
theorizedBy Sun Yat-sen

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Republic of China (Taiwan) constitutionalSystem Five Yuan system
subject linked to: ROC (Taiwan)