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Government and Politics
Unit 3: The Executive
- Composition of the Executive
- The Cabinet
- Cabinet Government - Where the majority of decisions that
are made are within the Cabinet
- Debatably been replaced by a Prime
Ministerial Government
- Debatably been replaced by a Prime
Ministerial Government
- Consists of 20-25 Ministers
- Roles of the Cabinet
- Legitimises Government Policy
- All policies need full support of the Cabinet in
order to seem legitimate
- All policies need full support of the Cabinet in
order to seem legitimate
- Resolves Ministerial Disputes
- This is when there is conflict between different departments in Government
- This is when there is conflict between different departments in Government
- Deal with crisis or emergency situations
- Terrorism / Financial Crisis
- Terrorism / Financial Crisis
- This is where the presentation of policy is decided
- This is to ensure COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- MINISTERS MAY DISAGREE WITH POLICY
'WITHIN THE CABINET ROOM' BUT NOT IN
THE PUBLIC
- MINISTERS MAY DISAGREE WITH POLICY
'WITHIN THE CABINET ROOM' BUT NOT IN
THE PUBLIC
- This is to ensure COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Legitimises Government Policy
- May consist of peers who sit in the Lords
- Each minister in the Cabinet heads a certain Government
Department
- There are certain Cabinet Committees that specialise in
different areas of Government Policy
- The Cabinet usually meets weekly to dicuss policy and affairs
- Cabinet Government - Where the majority of decisions that
are made are within the Cabinet
- Prime Minister
- Limits on Prime
Ministerial Power
- Party Support
- The Party Support, if weak, can lead to adverse affects on PM Power
- Margaret Thatcher was ousted from power by her
Party in the Conservative Leader Elections in 1990
- Margaret Thatcher was ousted from power by her
Party in the Conservative Leader Elections in 1990
- The Party Support, if weak, can lead to adverse affects on PM Power
- Media Image
- The Media can also have a bad effect on
PM Power aswell
- John Major was called 'The Grey Man of Politics'
- John Major was called 'The Grey Man of Politics'
- The Media can also have a bad effect on
PM Power aswell
- Responsible for Events
- The events that take place during a PM's
time in office is vital in the perception of
them
- Falklands War - Margaret
Thatcher / Black
Wednesday - John Major
Iraq War - Tony Blair
Selling of Gold - Gordon
Brown / Phone Hacking
Scandal - David Cameron
- Falklands War - Margaret
Thatcher / Black
Wednesday - John Major
Iraq War - Tony Blair
Selling of Gold - Gordon
Brown / Phone Hacking
Scandal - David Cameron
- The events that take place during a PM's
time in office is vital in the perception of
them
- Pressure Groups
- PGs may influence decisions made by the PM
- Forestry Bill 2011: 538,000 signed a petition
against the Bill, which was eventually
dropped by the Govt.
- Forestry Bill 2011: 538,000 signed a petition
against the Bill, which was eventually
dropped by the Govt.
- PGs may influence decisions made by the PM
- House of Lords
- The Lords can delay legislation for
one year
- Counter Terrorism Bill: Lords went against it
309-119, therefore was dropped
- Counter Terrorism Bill: Lords went against it
309-119, therefore was dropped
- The Lords can delay legislation for
one year
- International Bodies
- The PM power in the EU has been limited
after the Lisbon Treaty 2007
- The PM power in the EU has been limited
after the Lisbon Treaty 2007
- Majority in Parliament
- John Major formed a minority Government
- John Major formed a minority Government
- Party Support
- Sources of Prime
Ministerial Power
- Patronage
- The ability to hire and
fire Government
Ministers
- CABINET RESHUFFLE SUMMER 2013
- CABINET RESHUFFLE SUMMER 2013
- This means he can remove Party factionialists or unpopular
ministers
- Ken Clarke was a pro-EU minister and
was removed from the Cabinet
- Ken Clarke was a pro-EU minister and
was removed from the Cabinet
- The ability to hire and
fire Government
Ministers
- Control of Cabinet Agenda
- It is up to the Prime Minister how
much he/she can use the Cabinet
- In the time in office of Margaret Thatcher and
Tony Blair, the Cabinet was used rarely
- If used rarely, then this could
result in a 'sofa Government'
- This is where a Prime Minister makes decisions
with a select few advisors and dictates to the
Cabinet what is going to passed
- This is where a Prime Minister makes decisions
with a select few advisors and dictates to the
Cabinet what is going to passed
- In the time in office of Margaret Thatcher and
Tony Blair, the Cabinet was used rarely
- It is up to the Prime Minister how
much he/she can use the Cabinet
- Royal Prerogative
- These are Powers handed down
from the Monarch
- The main Prerogative powers
are: - The Power to Declare War
- The Power to act as Head of
State
- In recent years, the Prime Minister
has asked Parliament to go to war
- Tony Blair: Iraq
David Cameron: Syria
- Tony Blair: Iraq
David Cameron: Syria
- The PM represents Britain in all the different
Summits and Organistions: e.g. G20 G8 UN EU
- In recent years, the Prime Minister
has asked Parliament to go to war
- The main Prerogative powers
are: - The Power to Declare War
- The Power to act as Head of
State
- These are Powers handed down
from the Monarch
- Control of Policy
- The PM controls what is the main purpose
of the Government
- Tony Blair: 'New Labour'
- Margaret Thatcher: Anti-EU & Poll Tax
- David Cameron: Defecit Reduction
- Tony Blair: 'New Labour'
- The PM controls what is the main purpose
of the Government
- Party Leader
- If the PM has Party Support, then he/she is
more likely to get legislation passed within
Parliament
- Thatcher had a 144 seat majority in 1983.
Blair had a 179 seat majority in 1997
- Thatcher had a 144 seat majority in 1983.
Blair had a 179 seat majority in 1997
- If the PM has Party Support, then he/she is
more likely to get legislation passed within
Parliament
- Media Image
- If the PM has a good media image, then
he is seen as more powerful
- The PM has spin doctors that help maintian the image of the PM.
For example, Alistair Darling was the 'Spin Doctor' for Tony Blair
- The PM has spin doctors that help maintian the image of the PM.
For example, Alistair Darling was the 'Spin Doctor' for Tony Blair
- If the PM has a good media image, then
he is seen as more powerful
- Patronage
- Limits on Prime
Ministerial Power
- The Cabinet
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