Subject: Law and Politic in Malaysia

Main Topic: Sources of legitimacy and legal foundation

Sub-topic: The nature and roles of legislature, executive and judiciary.

Question (1) and (2) as below;

(1) How is the political executive appointed in a parliamentary democracy?

(2) "The State is a political system comprising all the people in a defined territory and possessing an organization with the power and authority to enforce its will upon its members, by resort, if necessary, to physical sanctions, and not subject in the like manner to the power and authority of another polity". [J. Donald Pennock and David G. Smith, Political Science]. In the light of the above statement, outline the political functions of a State?

(*only Malaysia case is needed)