executive - what is the executive Flashcards
what is the executive
executes the law made by the legislatiure
who does the executive consist of
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sovereign/gg
ministers of the crown
cabinet
executive council
government ministries at large
what does the gg do
represents the sovereign (King Charles) who is Nz’s head of state
how can the sovereign issue orders to the gg
through letters patent (rare)
how is the gg appointed
on the advice of the pm after discussion with other party leaders
not all MPs are members of
cabinent
MPs who are not in cabinet are in
executive council
what is the gg role on paper
royal assent, appointment of PM and ministers, etc
but is the gg role is actuality off paper
there are strong contentions that limit the ggs role to more ceremonial
where does the real power lie if it is not with the gg and why is this better
with the PM and Cabinet who have the confidence of the HOR
this is good bc PM and Cabinet are elected and accountable, whereas GG is only accountable to the queen
the gg should be
neutral and apolitical
pm is appointed by
the gg when the gg is satisfied that they have the confidnece of the HOR
the PM is the
head of the government
leads the executive government
chief advisor to the gg
pm is responsible for creating
government policy and is the public face for the govt as a whole
ministers are appointed and sacked by
the gg on the advice of the PM
pm must also be
an MP
minsters are responsible for
implementing the government’s policies in their assigned policy area
all minsters are members of
the executive council
not all members of the governing party are
ministers
what is cabinet
cabinet is a creature of convention that makes policy decisions for the executive branch and therefor often the legislative branch making them the most powerful body in the executive
who elects cabinet
the pm
not all ministers are
in cabinet
as cabinet is a creature of convention ( has no statutory basis) it operates according to
its own rules laid out in the cabinet manual
is the cabinet Manual law?
no they ate non-justiciable
another e.g. of comity
although the cabinet manual isn’t hard law
the cabinet still follows it as if it was binding
if the cabinet manual is not followed…
the pm decides on a punishment (most often removing the minster for cabinet)
what is an example of a minster being removed
stewart Nash after leaking cabinet discussions
the key cabinet discussions include
cabinet confidentiality and cabinet collective responsibility
