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The Executive
A level politcs the executive
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This lesson is an introduction to the
executive branch
of the
UK's government
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Executive branch
Concerned with the
formulation
and
implementation
of policy
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Legislative
branch
Concerned with the
passing
of
law
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Judicial
branch
Concerned with the
interpretation
and
application
of law
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Ministers who form the core of the executive are drawn from
Parliament
and are
accountable
to Parliament
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Prime Minister
Head of government, provides political
leadership
within the cabinet system and the
UK
as a whole
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The current Prime Minister at the time of recording is
Rishi Sunak
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Prime
Minister
Must be a member of the
Westminster Parliament
Must be the
leader
of a political party and have the
support
of their party
The political party they lead must normally have a
majority
in the House of
Commons
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In recent years,
Prime
Ministers have been elected by the internal membership of the
Conservative
party rather than by general election
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Majority government
One political party has an absolute majority of seats in the House of
Commons
and forms the
government
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Minority government
No political party has an absolute majority of seats in the House of Commons, so the government relies on
support
from other parties to pass
legislation
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Coalition government
Two or more parties agree to form the
government
together when no single party has a
majority
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