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Define executive |
Branch of government responsible for policy making and policy implementation (pm/cabinet/ junior ministers) |
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What are the PM’s 6 main roles? |
To provide: -political leadership -national leadership -appointing the government -chairing the cabinet - managing the executive -prerogative powers |
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What are the 6 resources available to PM that give them significant power? |
-patronage (appointing ministers -cabinet reshuffle) -authority in the cabinet system -party leadership -public standing -policy-making role -PMs Office (providing PM with advice and support) |
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What has happened to cabinet meetings overtime? |
Frequency and length of meeting has decreased since 1950s Used to meet twice a week now only once a week (Both Blair and Cameron came to prefer doing business outside of cabinet) |
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What does the cabinet office do? |
A big department responsible for supporting the PM and managing the civil service |
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What are the 4 main roles and powers of the Cabinet ? |
Registering decisions Discussing or making decisions on major issues Reports on current issues Settling disputes |
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Give 4 reasons in support of the argument that the cabinet is submissive to the PM: |
-PM can appoint supporters to cabinet and dismiss ministers who disagree with his or her preferred policy. -PM has significant control over cabinet agenda (steering and summarizing discussions as they see fit) -Many decisions are taken outside of the cabinet often in bilateral meetings between the PM and a cabinet minister. -The PM office has expanded and plays greater role in directing and coordinating policy across gov |
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Give 3 reasons in support of the argument that the cabinet is not submissive to the PM: |
-senior ministers can frustrate the PM’s policy preferences by working together to oppose them or threatening to resign -ministers with concerns about decisions affecting their department can refer issues to the cabinet as a final court of appeal -senior ministers who are popular with the public or their party may gain additional influence |
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What is the significance about David Lidington’s role: |
Member of 21/24 cabinet committees 3 time deputy chair /9 time chair of committees |
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What are the 3 main elements of collective responsibility? |
Secrecy Binding decisions Confidence vote (gov must resign if defeated in no confidence vote) |
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What are 3 exceptions to collective responsibility? |
-Suspension during referendums-e.g AV ref (con and lib dems on opposite sides)/ EU ref (Cameron allowed ministers to take a personal decision on whether they on leave or stay campaign) -coalition e.g construction of new nuclear power stations -free votes e.g 1997 lab manifesto free vote on whether to ban fox hunting
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What are 3 exceptions to collective responsibility? |
-Suspension during referendums-e.g AV ref (con and lib dems on opposite sides)/ EU ref (Cameron allowed ministers to take a personal decision on whether they on leave or stay campaign) -coalition e.g construction of new nuclear power stations -free votes e.g 1997 lab manifesto free vote on whether to ban fox hunting
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Give an example where an MP couldn’t accept collective responsibility and therefore resigned: |
Iain Duncan Smith 2016- resigned as Secretary of State for work and pensions in protest of cuts to disability benefits made in budget |
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Define Individual ministerial responsibility: |
Ministers are accountable to parliament for their own personal conduct, general conduct of their department and the policies they and their department pursue |
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What are 4 circumstances wich ministers resign under individual ministerial responsibility? |
-mistakes within the department -policy failure -personal misconduct -political pressure |
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What are 4 circumstances wich ministers resign under individual ministerial responsibility? |
-mistakes within the department -policy failure -personal misconduct -political pressure |
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What are 4 circumstances wich ministers resign under individual ministerial responsibility? |
-mistakes within the department -policy failure -personal misconduct -political pressure |
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Why do PMs suspend collective responsibility? |
To prevent ministerial resignations |
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What is meant by the term presidentialism? |
The idea that UK PMs have become more like presidents because of the emergence of a personalized style leadership. This characterized by spatial leadership (the distancing of the PM from his or her Gov) and public outreach (the tendency of the PM to reach out to the public directly) |
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Give 3 reasons to support the argument that the PM has become more presidential. |
1. PMs increasingly rely on a close circle of senior ministers and advisors e.g sofa gov 2. PM appeal to the Public directly through the media and claim a personal mandate from the electorate. 3. PMs have additional authority as parties leaders and exercise personal leadership. |
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Give 3 reasons to support the argument that the PM has not become more presidential. |
1. Senior ministers have resources of their own, including from their departments. 2. The PM needs support of ministers and officials to achieve his/her objectives. 3. The PM leads but can’t command the executive particularly in coalition. |
