core executive

Question 1

what is the core executive made up of?

Answer 1

• the Prime Minister and cabinet
  -senior civil servants
  -cabinet committees
  -the cabinet office

Question 2

role of the core executive… P

Answer 2

-making policy.
-split between cabinet meetings and committees deciding upon policy and the administrative civil service to implement them
-e.g. animal welfare bill

Question 3

role of the core executive… L

Answer 3

-passing legislation.
-laws for major statutes are first discussed and approved at cabinet level, and then sent to parliament for a vote
-e.g. Human Rights Act

Question 4

role of the core executive… F

Answer 4

-financing.
-a particular focus of the treasury
-e.g. Spring Budget 2023

Question 5

role of the core executive… NFR

Answer 5

-national first responder
-executive has to put together emergency measures to deal with the issue, and they must be calm and assure the public
-e.g. Covid-19

Question 6

power of the UK executive… M

Question 7

power of the UK executive… F

Answer 7

-deployment of armed Forces
-can also declare war
-e.g. Iraq 2006

Question 8

power of the UK executive… D

Answer 8

-Diplomacy
-e.g. Johnson went to Ukraine to support Zelensky

Question 9

power of the UK executive… T

Answer 9

-treaties (making and approving them)
-e.g. european convention of human rights

Question 10

power of the UK executive… CS

Answer 10

-co ordinating the civil service