government and politics
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- Government and Politics
- legislature
- made up of the two houses of parliament - house of commons and house of lords
- house of commons- MPs who are elected td by the people
- their job to decide what legislation gets passed, authorise taxes and hold government to account
- house of lords- peers who are appointed for life by the the king or queen under advice of the PM
- their job to be specialists in certain areas and scrutinise bills
- house of commons- MPs who are elected td by the people
- they discuss, debate, amend and accept or reject the new legislation suggested by the excecutive
- made up of the two houses of parliament - house of commons and house of lords
- executive
- made up of the prime minister and their cabinet
- their job to lead the government and propose new legislation or laws
- before a law is passed, it is called a Bill
- their job to lead the government and propose new legislation or laws
- made up of the prime minister and their cabinet
- judiciary
- comprised of the system of courts that implement the laws that are passed down by parliament
- the government is divided into 25 departments
- each one is headed by a minister from the PMs cabinet, who they choose
- the government is divided into 25 departments
- comprised of the system of courts that implement the laws that are passed down by parliament
- role of the monarchy
- Constitutional monarchy- we have a monarchy but real power rests with the parliament and government
- the role used to be much bigger, but laws such as the Magna Carta in 1215 reduced their power
- the Queen retains some political roles, but they are mainly ceremonial duties without much power
- she is the Head of State- she represents the UK around the world
- she has to give Royal Assent on any bill that is passed by Parliament
- no monarch has refused a royal assent since Queen Anne refused the bill about scottish militia in 1707
- the Queen formally approves the Prime Minister
- legislature
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