Political System:

• Parliamentary System-Governor General, Prime Minister, and Cabinet; bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.
• Independent state within the Commonwealth since 1974.
• 3 Branches of Government: Executive (Prime Minister), Legislative, and Judicial Branch.
• Legislative Branch: Senate (13 seats) and House of Representatives (15 seats)
• Judicial Branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court-Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice