PM + The executive

Question 1

Executive structure

Answer 1

PM head of gov
Who selects a team of MPs and some lords
- forms the governments cabinet

Question 2

Patronage

Answer 2

Power of Hire and Fire
All ministers including cabinate and Jr ministers

Question 3

Govt departments

Answer 3

24 govt dep headed by a member of cabinet eg department of education is/was Gillian Keagan

Question 4

Cabinate

Answer 4

20 Sr ministers head dept
Chief whip and leader of house can attend meetings
Meetings are formal and headed by pm - seen as advisors provided admin support

Question 5

Mays Cabinate

Answer 5

July 2016
Sacked large amount of Cams cabinate.
Balanced with leave:remain
Her meetings were long and drawn out

Question 6

Powers of cabinate

Answer 6

Can remove the PM
Thatcher in 1990 Blair 2007
Majority of ministers can over rule the PM

Question 7

Royal prerogative powers

Answer 7

• patronage
• Declaring war
  2003 Blair gained parl appproval for Iraq war
  2022 Sunak sent £2.3bill in military aid to Ukraine
• signing/ ratifying treaties
• Emergencies action in times of crisis
  2021 Bo Jo vaccine rollout for covid
• Calling a G.E
  Sunak 4th July election

Question 8

Fixed term parliment act

Answer 8

2011 set parliment for 5 yr term fixed GE date
Repealed in 2022 by B.J

Question 9

Control over the Agenda

Answer 9

Controls parliments Timetable and proposes primary bills
Rare that govt is defeated on legislation
May bill defeated 33 times (she had a minority govt)
Blair only defeated 4 times in his 3rd term
Opposition days