South Korea uses a single council system.
South Korea has used the Unicameral System for more than 60 years.
There is no Senate, no upper-lower house like Thailand, France or Japan.
All legislative and government monitoring powers are included in the National Assembly (Gukhoe) alone, 300 people.
3 main areas of authority
1. Legislative power
• Proposed and passed legislation
• Constitutional amendments (2 in 3 votes + referendum)
• Ratify international treaties and declarations of war
2. Financial and budgetary authority
• Approve and downgrade the annual land estimate
• Check the use of public tax money
3. Administrative checks and balances power (most concentrated)
• Annual government inquiry (Gukjeong Gamsa)
• Vote to remove the President and senior civil servants
• Appointment of the Prime Minister, the President of the Supreme Court and the Administrator of an independent body
Important Remarks
The single council system makes legislation quick, non-jamming between the two councils.
But if one of the parties occupies a majority, the council can become a "rubber stamp" or a "fighting tool" against the president, so that it is easy to deadlock.






















































































































