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The Executive Flashcards

1
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How many defeats did Blair and Thatcher suffer?

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4 each

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How many times was Theresa May’s brexit deal defeated?

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3 times

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How many ministers resigned Johnson’s cabinet in 2022 in a day?

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53

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4
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Example of minister informing and explaining to parliament

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Alistair Darling in 2007 explained loss of computer disks with details of people claiming child benefits

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Example of Ministers explaining themselves to parliament (2004)

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In 2004, Geoff Hoon had to explain why a soldier died in Iraq after MoD didn’t give enough body armour

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6
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Example of ministers misleading Parliament

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Boris Johnson over partygate

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Example of ministers apologising for their actions

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In 2024, Tom Pursglove apologised for disruption caused by passport e-gate failures and responded within 6 minutes

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Example of ministers refusing to apologise

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Steve Barclay refused to apologise 8 times after a report blamed the government for errors during COVID-19

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9
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Example of ministers resigning

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In 2005, David Blunkett resigned after breaking ministerial code

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Example of minister resigning (2017)

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Michael Fallon was forced to quite after allegations of harassment of female journalists

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Example of ministers not resigning when they should

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Priti Patel found to be in breach of ministerial code for bullying and didn’t resign

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Example of Minister not resigning (2020)

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Gavin Williamson didn’t resign after A-level results scandal and head of Ofqual did instead

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Example of Blair being limited by Brown

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Brown denied Blair’s wish to take Britain into the European single currency

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Example of Blair being effective

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Peace in Northern Ireland and establishing NI assembly

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15
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Example of major being ineffective economically

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Black Wednesday

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16
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Example of Major policy that gained him popularity

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Replaced poll tax with council tax

17
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How many women were in Cameron’s 1st cabinet

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4

18
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How many ethnic minorities in Sunak’s cabinet

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4/23

19
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Example of ministers having experience

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Ben Wallace is Secretary of State for defence and was a former soldier

20
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Example of loyalists being appointed to cabinet

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Kwasi Kwarteng

21
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Example of cabinet appointments for ideological balance

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May appointed Johnson and Davis (Brexiteers) to her cabinet

22
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Example of PMs appointing those who lost leadership race

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Johnson appointed Gove, Hancock and Raab after winning leadership race

23
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Example of PMs establishing authority over cabinet

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Truss removed Raab, Patel and Dorries

24
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Example of chancellor having experience

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Jeremy Hunt has 9 years of cabinet experience

25
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Example of ministers being inexperienced

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Kwasi Kwarteng had less than 2 years of cabinet experience

26
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Example of CMR (2003)

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Robin Cook resigned over the Iraq War

27
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Example of CMR (COVID)

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Lord Frost resigned over COVID Plan-B Restrictions

28
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Example of PM setting cabinet agenda

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May prevented a vote within cabinet on the option of a ‘no deal’ Brexit

29
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Example of personal popularity of a PM

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Johnson very popular following 2019 election
Following partygate he lost trust and popularity

30
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Example of Cabinet holding power

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In 1990, Geoffrey Howe resigned, triggering Thatcher’s leadership challenge

31
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Example of PMs valuing loyalty over expertise

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Johnson sacked Julian Smith as NI Minister despite being very effective and popular and restoring NI assembly

32
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What % of bills are tabled by the executive

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77%

33
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For how long did Blair not lose a commons vote?

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8 years

34
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Example of PMs popularity increasing

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Thatcher following the Falklands war

35
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Example of moving away from cabinet government

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Increasing influence of SPADs - Dominic Cummings

36
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Example of increased use of informal groups

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The Quad - coalition government

37
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How many Statutory Instruments were made on the pandemic

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500

38
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How many statutory instruments were made to give effect to Brexit

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600

A-level Politics Examples (17 decks)

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