what is the structure of then UK parliament Flashcards
made up of three branches of the government
the executive
the legislature
the judiciary
often these three branches will be separate to ensure
that the government is formed hasn’t limitations upon its powers
key feature of parliamentary government is the fusion
of the executive and legislative branches of government
in the UK the fusion
of the prime minster and cabinet with parliament
why is the prime minster and cabinet with parliament fused
because the prime minster and the minsters who form the cabinet are also sitting MPs within the parliamentw
what does this fusion also mean
executive can dominate parliament as the PM will usually command a majority of MPs so provided the PM can keep its MPs in lie they should be able to pass most votes