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...tem. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the [[government]]. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament. The ...ends on confidence from each branch of the parliament, and has in turn the power to make [[decree]]s. Decrees have to be confirmed in the parliament, and "[

...chiglione and the Brenta— so that, on the one hand, the city grew in power and self-reliance, while, on the other, the great families of [[Camposampie ...were constantly at war; they were finally extinguished between the growing power of the Visconti and of Venice. Padua prospered economically, and the [[Univ

The power of Pisa as a mighty maritime nation began to grow on and reached its apex i ...tuation, because in those years the marquis had already been excluded from power. In 1092 [[Pope Urban II]] awarded Pisa the supremacy over Corsica and Sard

...eral]] National Council (parliament). The 24 members of this [[Legislature|legislative]] body are elected from lists by [[universal suffrage]] for five-year terms

...eme [[legislative]], [[executive (government)|executive]] and [[judicial]] power over the Vatican City. He is the only absolute monarch in Europe. ...k of prince of the blood. Its royal character is a vestige of the temporal power of the popes who have ruled the [[Papal States]] for more than a thousand y

...epublic, with much greater restraints on the ability of rulers to exercise power. ...ut had to contend with the [[Roman Senate|Senate]], which grew in size and power with the establishment of the Republic. The magistracies were originally re