7 - Demokrati og velferdssamfunn Flashcards
Year in which UN created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1948
Voting age in Norway
18
Number of years one have must lived in Norway before one can vote in a county council or city council election
3
Universal suffrage since women gained the right to vote in
1913
Date of Norway’s biggest act of terror
22 July 2011
Numbers killed in Norway’s worst terrorist attack
8 people with bomb, 69 shot in Utøya
Number of counties in Norway
11
Number of regions in Norway
5
Number of municipalities in Norway
356
central government’s areas of responsibility
foreign policy
Hospitals
Laws
Curricula for schools
some of the county authorities’ areas of responsibility
Upper secondary education
County roads
some of the municipalities’ areas of responsibility
Primary and secondary school Kindergartens Elderly care Waste disposal, water and sewage Municipal roads
Number of representatives in Parliament
169
Separation of powers principle - 3 independent branches of government
An executive branch: – The government, which proposes laws and makes sure they are implemented and sustained.
A legislative branch: – Parliament, which passes laws.
A judicial branch: – Courts of law that pass judgement in concrete cases.
Approx number of political parties in Norway
20
The current King of Norway
Harald the 5th
two royal children of King
Princess Märtha Louise (born in 1971) and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (born in 1973)
Crown Prince Haakon daughter
Princess Ingrid Alexandra (born in 2004)
Norway has had three kings since the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905
Haakon 7th (King from 1905–1957) Olav 5th (King from 1957–1991) Harald 5th (King from 1991–present)
UN established on
24 October 1945
Number of member countries in UN
193
Number of member countries in NAT0
29
NATO was established in
1949
Countries in EEA but not in EU
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Schengen agreement was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985
Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985
Number of countries in the Schengen region.
26
primary responsibilities of the welfare state
Health of all inhabitants
Education of all inhabitants
Care for children
Care for elderly and others who require assistance
Financial security for every individual inhabitant
main objectives of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) include
Enabling more people to participate in the labour market and meaningful activities and have fewer people receive benefits
Helping to create a well-functioning labour market
Offering service adapted to users’ qualifications and needs
standard VAT rate is
25%
VAT rate on food
15%
% of the total tax revenues come from VAT
20%
Total government revenue per year
NOK 974 billion
Municipal revenue per year
NOK 343 billion
Examples of welfare rights
sick pay unemployment benefits introductory programme support child benefits old age pension
Examples of welfare obligations
paying taxes
not abusing financial systems
providing the authorities with correct information about the person’s living situation.
Health insurance law passed
1909
Working hours law passed (maximum of 10 hours a day and 54 hours a week)
1915
Unemployment benefit law passed
1935
Worker protection law passed (including 9 days of paid holiday leave each year)
1967
Child benefits are introduced
1946
Sickness benefits for all are introduced
1956
Occupational injury benefits and old age pension are introduced
1957
Disability benefit introduced
1960
Widow and single parent benefit introduced
1965
National insurance law passed
1967
