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Cabinet Government |
A system of government where the cabinet is the central policy making body |
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Core Executive |
A network of institutions at the centre of the government. Political decision making involves ongoing negotiation among some or all of these groups each of which have powers of different kinds |
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Prime Ministerial Government |
Political circumstances which the prime minister dominates policy making and the whole machinery of government |
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Presidentialism |
A tendency for Prime Ministers to behave in a manner similar to a president, particularly a US president. It suggests the prime minister is claiming a separate source of authority, is very much a policy leader, has their own sources of advice, and is considered by the media to be the main spokesperson of the government |
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Political Leadership |
A general term referring to an individuals who hold some power within a political system. It refers not only to government, but also to leading members of other parties and political associations |
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Collective Responsibility |
In the UK all cabinet decisions must be collectively supported by all members of the government, government stands or falls as one, on the decisions made by the cabinet |
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Individual Ministerial Responsibility |
The convention that a minister should resign if their department makes a serious political or personal error. In practice, this usually means that a minister is responsible to parliament and must face questioning and criticism |
