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What's the best structure for student council?

which structure is best for our student council at a college

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Many student governments are structured similarly to the United States Government, consisting of distinct executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Alternatively, a parliamentary model is followed. As a result of the particularities of university environments, these structures often include elements which are not found in the federal government (e.g. legislative veto, programming branches, initiative, recall, referendum). In some cases, student governments follow a corporate model where offices reflect business roles such as Vice President of Finance, Director, etc…

Also, many universities with significant graduate, law, and medical school programs have separate student governments for the graduate and undergraduate student bodies.

These are the main officers, usually.

* President (chief executive officer)
* Vice President (sometimes also serves as chair of the council)
* Secretary
* Treasurer (sometimes combined with secretary to form the position of Secretary/Treasurer)
* Councilman (sometimes called senator)
* Senator (sometimes called councilman)
* Parliamentarian
* Sergeant-at-Arms
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