The structure role and power of the National executive

• What are the three branches of government?

  Executive, legislature, and judiciary
• What is the primary role of the executive branch?

  Executes laws and makes policy decisions
• How can the executive branch dominate the UK government?

  With a strong majority in the House of Commons
• Who appoints the Prime Minister?

  The monarch
• What is the role of the Cabinet in the executive branch?

  Leads government departments and makes policy
• Who appoints members of the Cabinet?

  The Prime Minister
• What is the function of junior ministers?

  Assist senior ministers in running departments
• Are junior ministers part of the Cabinet?

  No, they are not part of the Cabinet
• What is the role of the civil service?

  Carry out government policies and advise ministers
• To whom do civil servants answer?

  They do not answer to Parliament
• Who practically leads the civil service?

  The Prime Minister and the Cabinet
• What is required for Cabinet members and junior ministers in terms of accountability?

  They must be MPs or Lords
• How many MPs and peers are in the core executive?

  Approximately 120
• What does the wider structure of the executive include?

  Thousands of special advisors and civil servants
• What is the chief role of the Prime Minister?

  Chief policy-maker and leader of the executive
• What does the Cabinet do regarding government policies?

  Approves policies and resolves disputes
• What is the Treasury responsible for?

  Overseeing the government's finances
• What do government departments do?

  Develop and implement policies specific to areas
• What are the main functions of the executive branch?

  1. Legislation and Budget:

  • Proposes new laws and balanced budget
  • Implements laws through legislation

  1. Policy Decisions:

  • Develops policies within legal framework

  1. Governance:

  • Conducts foreign policy
  • Manages national defense and crisis response
  • Oversees law enforcement and public order
  • Manages state-provided services
• What does the executive propose for parliamentary approval?

  New laws and a balanced budget
• How does the executive implement laws?

  Through primary or secondary legislation
• What essential functions does the executive oversee?

  Conducting foreign policy and national defense
• What is one of the governance functions of the executive?

  Managing state-provided services