fact test- cabinet Flashcards
How many cabinet members are there usually in the government?
21
List 3 examples of cabinet members in today’s government
Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Jeremy Hunt MP
Lord Cameron
How many junior ministers are there in government?
What 2 main jobs do the whips do?
making sure the max no. of party members vote the way their party wants
act as tellers (counting votes in divisions)
How many members make up the government (narrow definition)?
326 (?- majority)
How many members of the government are members of the House of Lords?
What are the 2 types of cabinet committee?
standing committees- duration of PMs term
ad hoc committees- convened to handle a single issue, usually short lived
What are mps in the same party as the government but not in government called?
backbenchers
Who appoints all members of the government?
the PM
Write a definition for the term ‘collective responsibility’ in your books and give an example of where it has happened.
individual members of govt are accountable for the actions + decisions of government
e.g. psychiatric facilities
What is individual ministerial responsibility?
constitutional convention that makes Government Ministers responsible for their own actions,+ department’ actions
what are the Nolan principles?
selflessness
integrity
objectivity
accountability
openness
honesty
leadership
Why was the Nolan Committee set up in 1994?
in response to concerns that the conduct of some politicians was unethical
