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  Examination Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Examination Yuan (考試院; pinyin: Kǎoshì Yùan) is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants in the Republic of China.
It is one of the five government branches ("yuans") of the ROC government mandated by the Three Principles of the People.
Founded by Chinese nationalists at the beginning of the 20th century, the Examination Yuan is based on the old Imperial examination system used in China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Examination_Yuan   (104 words)

  
 Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yuan (Traditional: 元 or 圓; Simplified: 元; pinyin: yuán; Wade-Giles: yüan) is, in Chinese, the base unit of a currency, for example, US dollar is Mei yuan (美元).
Yuan, one of several Chinese family names; 袁, 元, 苑, 原, 源, 爰 in Mandarin; 阮, 垣, 玄 in Cantonese.
Yuan River (沅江 or 沅水), one of the four largest rivers in Hunan, a tributary of Yangtze River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yuan   (348 words)

  
 Legislative Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Legislative Yuan is one of the five branches (called 'yuàn', "courts") of government stipulated by the ROC Constitution, which follows the San-min Chu-i (political theory of Sun Yat-sen).
The first Legislative Yuan was to have been elected for a term of three years ending in 1951; however, the fall of the Mainland made it impossible to hold new elections.
The original members of the Legislative Yuan remained until December 31, 1991, when as part of subsequent Judicial Yuan ruling, they were forced to retire and the members elected in 1989 remained until the 161 members of the Second Legislative Yuan was elected in December 1992.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Legislative_Yuan   (1289 words)

  
 Executive Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally 'executive court') is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Its formation, as one of five Yuans of the government, stemmed from the Three Principles of the People, the constitutional theory of Sun Yat-sen, but was adjusted constitutionally over the years to adapt to the situation in Taiwan by changes in the laws and the Constitution of the Republic of China.
The Executive Yuan Council, commonly referred to as "The Cabinet" (內閣), is the chief policymaking organ of the ROC government.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Executive_Yuan   (448 words)

  
 Read about Examination Yuan at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Examination Yuan and learn about Examination Yuan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Examination Yuan (考試院) is one of five government branches of the
Republic of China and is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants.
It is one of the five government branches ("yuans") of the ROC government mandated by the
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Examination_Yuan   (100 words)

  
 Imperial examination :: Web Articles ::
The examination system and associated methods of recruitment to the central bureaucracy were major mechanisms by which the central government captured and held the loyalty of local-level elites.
The examination system distributed its prizes according to provincial and prefectural quotas, which meant that imperial officials were recruited from the whole country, in numbers roughly proportional to a province's population.
Examination hall with 7500 cells, Guangdong, 1873.In late traditional China, then, education was valued in part because of its possible payoff in the examination system.
www.webarticles.com /Society/Education/Imperial-examination   (781 words)

  
 Republic of China
The president appoints the members of the Executive Yuan as his cabinet, including a premier who is officially the President of the Executive Yuan; members are responsible for policy and administration.
The main legislative body is the unicameral Legislative Yuan with 225 seats, of which 168 are elected by popular vote.
Of the remainder, 41 are elected on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight are elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the same principle, as are the eight seats for the aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/re/republic_of_china.html   (2136 words)

  
 Scott Sommers' Taiwan Weblog : Examination in Taiwan
This examination is set by a branch of the ROC government known as the Examination Yuan and covers the body of general knowledge that civil servants at various ranks and posts are expected to know.
It is incomprehensible to me that fellow Examination Yuan official Yuan, Hung Teh-hsuan (洪德旋), could, as the China Post states, accuse Lin of loading the test with ideologies at the expense of the examinees' rights.
Last year's examination for judicial appointments contained questions that were written in such a way that only speakers of Taiwanese would have been able to read them.
scottsommers.blogs.com /taiwanweblog/examination_in_taiwan   (793 words)

  
 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA : Chapter VIII. EXAMINATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Examination Yuan shall be the highest examination organ of the State and shall have charge of matters relating to examination, employment, registration, service rating, scales of salary, promotion and transfer, security of tenure, commendation, pecuniary aid in case of death, retirement and old age pension.
The Examination Yuan shall have a President and a Vice President and a certain number of Members, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent the Control Yuan, appointed by the President of the Republic.
In the selection of public functionaries, a system of open competitive examination shall be put into operation, and examination shall be held in different areas, with prescribed numbers of persons to be selected according to various provinces and areas.
www.personal.leeds.ac.uk /~chifc/ROC-8.html   (221 words)

  
 East Asian Studies Documents: Constitution of the Republic of China, 1947
The President of the Executive Yuan shall be nominated and, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, appointed by the President of the Republic.
In case of impeachment by the Control Yuan of the personnel of the Judicial Yuan or of the Examination Yuan for neglect of duty or violation of law, the provisions of Articles 95, 97 and 98 of this Constitution shall be applicable.
The Examination Yuan shall have a president, a vice president, and several members, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent of the National Assembly, appointed by the president of the Republic; and the provisions of Article 84 of the Constitution shall not apply.
www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/documents/taiwan-cons.htm   (10116 words)

  
 Scrap Examination Yuan, says it chief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Speaking at a press conference marking his first anniversary as Examination Yuan chief, Yao also emphasized that if the Yuan's current work was undertaken by other departments, they should be allowed to perform their duties free of interference and with integrity.
According to Taiwan's Constitution, the Examination Yuan is responsible for screening new civil servants through an examination process, and administering a personnel system that sets guidelines for civil servant behavior and compensation.
Yao added that the Examination Yuan was not involved in all government affairs, least of all in deciding its own staffing, where the post of vice president remains unfilled.
www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /20030902/20030902p2.html   (453 words)

  
 pollandsc2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Executive Yuan Council decides on budgetary bills and bills concerning martial law, declarations of war, and other important affairs, which are to be submitted to the Legislative Yuan, as well as matters concerning the various ministries and commissions.
The Council of the Examination Yuan is composed of a president, a vice president, seventeen members of the Examination Yuan, the Minister of Examination, and the Minister of Civil Service.
Upon the election of a new Legislative Yuan, the chairman and the vice chairman are elected by and from among the newly elected legislators.
www.geocities.com /sntvtaiwan/pol   (5427 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Imperial examination
The imperial examinations (科舉, kējǔ) in dynastic China determined positions in the civil service, which had promoted upward mobility among the people for centuries.
However, in some dynasties imperial examinations were abolished and official posts were simply sold, which increased corruption and reduced morale.
The examination system was abandoned for a time in the Yuan Empire and the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping, and completely after the fall of the Qing Empire, although similar institutions and procedures, such as the Examination Yuan in the Republic of China (on Taiwan) continue to exist.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Imperial_examination   (759 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was enacted amid the Chinese Civil War and the Communists, though invited to the convention that drafted it, boycotted and declared after the ratification that not only would it not recognize the ROC constitution, but all bills passed by the Nationalist administration would be disregarded as well.
The Constitution establishes a republic with a National Assembly and five branches of government (Yuans): the Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan, and Control Yuan.
Although in practice, the government on Taiwan has become a presidential system, the constitution itself is unclear as to whether the system is intended to be presidential or parliamentary and this has led to some deadlock when, as after the 2000 Presidential elections, the legislature and presidency was held by different parties.
pardus.info /index.php?title=Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_China   (1139 words)

  
 Examination Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Examination Yuan (考試院; pinyin: Kǎoshì Yùan) is one of five government branches of the Republic of China and is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants.
The Examination Yuan is based on the old Imperial examination system used in China.
This Republic of China- or Taiwan-related article is a stub.
www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Examination_Yuan   (156 words)

  
 Constitution of R.O.C
The President of the Executive Yuan shall be nominated and, upon confirmation by the legislative Yuan, appointed by the President of the Republic.
The Judicial Yuan shall have a president, a vice president, and a certain number of Grand Justices, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent of the National Assembly, appointed by the President; and the pertinent provisions in Article 79 of the Constitution shall not apply.
The Examination Yuan shall have a president, a vice president, and several members, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent of the National Assembly, appointed by the President; and the provisions in Article 84 of the Constitution shall not apply.
ls.wustl.edu /Chinalaw/twconlaw.html   (8415 words)

  
 The Constitution of the Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In case the Executive Yuan deems an enactment, a budget, or a treaty passed by the Legislative Yuan difficult to enforce, it may, with the approval of the President of the Republic and within ten days after the transmission of the Legislative Yuan's message, request the latter for reconsideration.
The Control Yuan may, according to the work of the Executive Yuan and its Ministries and Commissions, set up a number of committees to look into all aspects of their activities to see whether there is any violation of law or dereliction of duty.
In case of impeachment of the personnel of the Judicial Yuan or of the Examination Yuan for dereliction of duty or violation of law, the provisions of Articles 95, 97, and 98 shall apply.
www.taiwandocuments.org /constitution01.htm   (6422 words)

  
 Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The head of state isthe president, who is electedby popular vote for a four-year term on the same ticket as the vice-president.
The president appoints the members of the Executive Yuan as his cabinet, including a premier who is officially thePresident of the Executive Yuan; members are responsible for policy and administration.
Of the remainder, 41 areelected on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight are elected fromoverseas Chinese constituencies on the same principle, as are the eight seats for the aboriginal populations; members servethree-year terms.
www.therfcc.org /republic-of-china-8305.html   (2024 words)

  
 Taiwan
The two-day forum will be held at the Examination Yuan in the Mucha Area of Taipei City and will see attendance by government officials, academics, lawmakers and judiciary officials.
This is the third time a civil service symposium has been held by the Examination Yuan, Taiwan's highest government office in charge of examining and hiring government employees.
Prior to the official kick-off of the conference today, the Examination Yuan has held pre-conference meetings in northern, central, southern and eastern Taiwan from June to August to set the agendas for the symposium.
www.chinapost.com.tw /taiwan/detail.asp?ID=70318&GRP=B   (185 words)

  
 Constitution of the Republic of China - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Constitution establishes a presidential republic with a National Assembly and five branches of government (Yuans): the Executive Yuan[?], Legislative Yuan, Judicial Yuan[?], Examination Yuan[?], and Control Yuan[?].
In practice, the Examination Yuan, the Control Yuan, and the National Assembly have become marginal organizations.
In 1954, the Judicial Yuan[?] ruled that the delegates elected to the National Assembly and Legislative Yuan in 1947 would remain in office until new elections could be held in Mainland China which had come under the control of the Communist Party of China in 1949.
openproxy.ath.cx /co/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_China.html   (452 words)

  
 Taiwan Law
The Executive Yuan comprises the premier and the cabinet members who are responsible for policy and administration.
The main lawmaking body, the Legislative Yuan (LY), was originally elected in the late 1940s in parallel with the National Assembly.
The 29 Control Yuan members are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly; they serve 6-year terms.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/taiwan.htm   (440 words)

  
 Examination Yuan prompts linguistic debate over questions on civil-service examination   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Examinations have only ever been held in Mandarin, and to succeed in the civil service, Mandarin is a required language.
The incident prompted members of the Examination Yuan to urge the government to develop a standard Chinese-character writing system that would work with all the languages spoken in Taiwan, including its native languages, thus preventing any similar occurrences.
Examination Yuan member Chang Cheng-hsiu wants to change the fact that the national examinations currently only use Mandarin.
publish.gio.gov.tw /FCJ/past/03111422.html   (1359 words)

  
 Scott Sommers' Taiwan Weblog : Why DPP Education Policy Has Failed
The significance of this is the distinction between the administrative yuans of the ROC government, in particular, the Executive Yuan and the Legislative Yuan.
The Executive Yuan is the cabinet of the ROC government and is sometimes interpreted as the body that expresses the will of the ruling party.
The function of the Examination Yuan is officially summarized in The Constitution of the ROC in this manner
scottsommers.blogs.com /taiwanweblog/2005/07/why_dpp_educati.html   (3189 words)

  
 Background Notes: Taiwan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
With the consent of the Legislative Yuan, the President appoints the Premier or "president" of the Executive Yuan.
As of June, 1990, Control Yuan membership was 50 seats, consisting of 19 "indefinite" term members, 22 supplemental members elected in 1987 by the Taiwan Provincial Assembly and Taipei and Kaohsiung city councils, and 9 supplemental members appointed in 1987 from overseas Chinese constituencies by the President.
The Examination Yuan functions as a civil service commission and comprises two ministries: the Ministry of Examination, responsible for recruiting public functionaries through competitive examination; and the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of the registration of public functionaries, transfers, promotions, and commendations.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/eap/taiwan9111.html   (5714 words)

  
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The opposition "pan-blue" alliance is taking bolder action to "overhaul" the Constitution by adopting a three-branch governmental system, making the president the de facto administrative chief, and scrapping both the Examination Yuan and Control Yuan.
The president will then be required to deliver reports to the Legislative Yuan.
The powers of the Control Yuan and Examination Yuan, which are the fourth and fifth branches of the current government, will be integrated into to the other three branches, Soong said.
www.taiwansecurity.org /CP/2003/CP-241103.htm   (659 words)

  
 Politics of Taiwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The National Assembly of the Republic of China, elected on the mainland in 1947 to carry out the duties of choosing the president and amending the constitution was re-established on Taiwan when the government moved.
The Legislative Yuan passed a set of constitutional amendments on 23 August 2004 that will, once confirmed by the National Assembly, halve the number of LY seats and create single-member districts.
elections: Legislative Yuan - last held 8 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2004); note - the National Assembly is a nonstanding body and is called into session
www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Politics_of_Taiwan   (3932 words)

  
 TAIWAN: COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE - 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After the second fully democratic election for the national legislature was held in December 1995, Taiwan completed its democratization by holding the first direct election of its President in March 1996.
The five branches are the Executive Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan.
Currently the President is also the Chairman of the KMT and appoints the heads of the Yuans, including the head of the Executive Yuan, the Premier.
www.mac.doc.gov /tcc/data/commerce_html/countries/Countries5/Taiwan/CountryCommercial/1998/ThePolitical.html   (790 words)

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