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9 Cards in this Set
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Bicameralism |
The UK has 2 chambers. The HOL and the House of commons |
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Parliament |
Known as the legislature. The UK parliment has sovereignty-ultimate power |
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Accountability |
Where the govt is accountable to parliment. Govt maybe removed by parliament. Elected representatives at answerable to their electorates |
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What is a parliamentary govt |
No separation of powers Govt draws it's authority from parliment Govt is accountable to parliament Members must sit in the legislature |
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What is a presidential govt |
Seperation of powers The president is accountable to the people Constitutional rules that limit the presidents power The president does not sit with the legislature |
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Functions of the commons
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Vetoing legislation when it's consider against national interest Removing a Govt from power if it had lost it's legitmacy Repping constituencies and constituents |
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Funtions of the HOL |
Delaying legislation for up to a year Repping various interests and causes in society Protecting minority rights |
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Reasons why the govt dominates parliament |
The govt can claim a mandate for it policies therefore parliment lacks the legitimate right to ignore the mandate and accepts the govts sigh to govern Party loyalty is strong in the UK The power of patronage keeps ambitious MPs loyal to the PM A party majority in the commons has support for the govt The Salisbury convention states that the House of lords may not obstruct any govt proposal that was in the govts recent manifesto. |
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Ways on which parliemt can control government |
The HOL has no party majority and The power of patronage is weaker soncan defy government MPS can call govt to account publicly Parliment is sovereign which menas it's can veto any legislation that they are not ro act in the interests of the peope |
