Government and Accountability

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. In the United Kingdom all the executive functions are vested in the Prime Minister.

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. In a good constitution, it is not enough for those who govern to say 'the law gives us power to govern' (legality); they must also accept implicitly make a claim as to why their powers to govern ought to be accepted by most people most of the time. This is the idea of __________.

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. Which of the following is the principal characteristic of the British constitutional monarchy?

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. There is no situation in which the monarch may still have to exercise discretion.

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. Lord Diplock in Town Investments Ltd v Department of the Environment (1978) states that the Crown means 'the government' and includes 'all of the ministers and permanent secretaries under whose direction the administrative work of government is carried on'. Maurice Sunkin points out that although this may be colloquially correct, it is not legally accurate. Why?

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. The Monarch doesn't carry out any executive functions.

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. In the event of a hung parliament (no party has an overall majority in the House of Commons), how is the Prime Minister appointed by the Sovereign?

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. By constitutional convention, all members of the United Kingdom government must be members of Parliament. What is the rationale for this rule?

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. The statutory limit on the number of ministers in the House of Commons is set at __.

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. A number of MPs are appointed by their political party to discipline and organize voting in the House of Commons. They are known as the _____.

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. The office of Prime Minister is a creature of law rather than convention.

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. Which of the following statements about the civil service are correct? Please select all that apply.

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. Accountability can be explanatory and it may also entail the imposition of _________.

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. Which of the following are part of the Ministerial Code? Please select all that apply.

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. The Ministerial Code has the status of constitutional law.

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. What does the convention of collective Cabinet responsibility mean?

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. Select Committees are partisan.

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