Executive - Intro Flashcards
What is the ‘government’ usually referring to?
the UK central government at Whitehall
Who leads it?
It is headed by the Prime Minister
PM wields power through Secretaries of State
How is it organised?
organised in a Cabinet
What is the formal name of the government?
His Majesty’s Government (HMG)
Where is ‘the Executive’ used?
common in written constitutions
What is ‘the Executive’?
draws on the theory of separation of powers
can define the government in terms of the functions it performs
What can the UK Executive be distinguished from?
as a central government, it can be distinguished from the devolved governments
e.g. Scottish Executive
How is it described by Maitland? (2 quotes)
In which of his works?
“During the last two centuries there has grown up an organisation which is not a legal organisation”
“it is an extra-legal organisation; the law does not condemn it, but it does not recognise it - knows nothing about it …”
From The Constitutional History of England (1908)
