▁and ▁within ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁language ▁as ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Government . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" const itution al ▁government " ▁or ▁simply ▁" g overn ment " ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁collect ive ▁min istry ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁minister s ▁and ▁its ▁period ▁of ▁government ▁under ▁one ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁( This ▁concept ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁an ▁" admin istration " ▁in ▁the ▁parl ance ▁of ▁a ▁president ial ▁republic .) ▁ ▁Com position ▁The ▁Government ▁compr ises ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁minister s ▁and ▁secret aries ▁of ▁state ▁( j un ior ▁minister s ). ▁Govern ments ▁may ▁also ▁include ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁deput y ▁prime ▁minister s ▁and ▁deput y ▁secret aries ▁of ▁state . ▁Each ▁minister ▁usually ▁heads ▁a ▁min istry ▁and ▁has ▁assigned ▁to ▁him ▁or ▁her ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁secret aries ▁of ▁state , ▁while ▁certain ▁govern ments ▁may ▁also ▁assign ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁deput y ▁minister s , ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁After ▁the ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁or ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁government , ▁the ▁President ▁list ens ▁to ▁the ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁inv ites ▁someone ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁cho oses ▁the ▁persons ▁that ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁finds ▁fit . ▁Then ▁the ▁President ▁swe ars ▁in ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁the ▁Government . ▁ ▁Function s ▁The ▁Government ▁has ▁political , ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁administrative ▁functions . ▁These ▁include , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁the