PM and Executive

Question 1

What is the structure of the executive

Answer 1

The pm head if exect and chair of cabinet has final say on policy
Then the cabinet
Govt departments
Exectuve agencies are self dependant bodies that carry out functions of govt drparmrnts

Question 2

Three roles of ext

Answer 2

Making policy decisions rg brexit or cost of livings
Proposing leglisation usually dome by secondary as it reuqirrs less scrutiny
Proposing budget as it means exct makes key decisions about economic polict anf propobing budget

Question 3

Powers of pm

Answer 3

Extent at which tje governing party and cabinet are united
Appojrment and dismissal on cabinets
Management of cabinet
Populairty of the pm and size of governing partys majority
Leadership of tje hocs largest party
Impact of external pressures
Personality and leadersjip stule of pm

Question 4

What are basic limits to the pms power

Answer 4

Size of majority allows wiggle room witb loyatly and winning votes wotbiut will struggles pass leglistation
Unity of party john major was divided
Public media protfile if the pm is disapprovef of the cabinet more likely to speak out
Support of cabinrt is deicdeing fsctor
Leadership opposiotoj
Coalfiion

Question 5

How did johnson form first cabinrt

Answer 5

Used parronage poeer

Question 6

How did johson aim to create a sense of of cabinet loyalty

Answer 6

Sacking of remainers and assemboing a pro brexit cabinrt eg dominic raab madr foreign secrstary
He let amber rud stay

Question 7

Bojos rise and fall

Answer 7

He sawed in popilairty after election win and his dealing with covid
However was dismantled by party gate disssters and this meant his need of effective leadership was riined his minstered resigned and he was done
“Hasta livsta baby”

Question 8

What is imr

Answer 8

The notion that ministers should resign after a major failing i ntheir department or a scandal

Question 9

Cmr

Answer 9

Minsiter shoukd resign if unable to piblically support the pm on issues

Question 10

Factors effecting wether imr is upheld

Answer 10

Complexity of govt as in a beircoract someone else can be blamed theressa may blamed brodie clark for bunglect mirgstion checks
How serious eg brooks newmark sexting
How bothered is parliament and pm

Question 11

Factors affefting wether cmr is uphoed

Answer 11

Single party
Is it aparty dvisiidkng issue cabinet allowed to speak on bredit
How big is oms majority may couldnt enforce cmr as she couldnt afford to loose any more support

Question 12

how did majorthatcher and callaghan demontrate woring closley with cabinet

Answer 12

sested consnes us tihngs for key issues
thatcher held regular meetings to discuss key tactics wiht thte falkalands war
claghan gave s more caibnet first apporcha at leading
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Question 13

what is the cabinet

Answer 13

a collection of senior minsters appointed by pm to undetake ehading govt epatments

Question 14

what does the pm consdier when appointing cabin et members

Answer 14

poliictal ideoligies an populairties

Question 15

what is the hiring and firing power of pms nown as

Answer 15

the royal peorogitve powers

Question 16

what is a caibnet govt

Answer 16

a type of govt in whihc the cabinet plays a key role i decision makung and policy developmnet the pm stes back alightly to accomdoate

Question 17

what is a primemijnsiterila govt

Answer 17

where the pm is domiant in decison makung and the cabinethave a subordinate role

Question 18

what factors must a pm consider when apointing cabinet ,emberss

Answer 18

a need to have big beasts to keep party factions contnet suhc as foreing secrarys blair
thatcher weakeneed when micheal heseltine resgned from her cabinet.
a need to creat eparty unity and instill consnesu on key ssues aswel as a neeed to create cabinet loyalty uch as bojo appoitngin gbrixiteers

Question 19

explain different examples of cabinet vs pm doianting

Answer 19

cabinet dominates; johnsons handling of covid was ciritised and blairs reputaiton suffered after iraq war ; these are political dispute limiting the pms powr and creating less loylty from the cabinet.
johnson was able to ensure cabinet was behind brexit
blait was forced to appoint brown as chancellor
callaghan fatered his cbinet to meetings for days to disocrver how the uk would handle the intenrational 17.5billion forgein monetary loan
may had to appoint johsnon t cabinet

Question 20

exapmples of pm dominating cabinet instead

Answer 20

thatcher took kwy decision on eonmic poicy iwht thwe adivce os spads
thatchrs fame post the falkwkands war undermined the role of the cabinet

Question 21

uk pms where the cabinet dominated vs where the pm dimianted at different stages

Answer 21

callaghan: willonghly subimmited powers to cabinet to reach consnesus
thatcher: after fakwkands sideleined cabient and appointd drys aswella s relyijg on spads
thatcher at stsrt: wets in cabinet limited her power and her say
tathcer: end she facetd resignes such as micheal hesseltine
bojo was indeoetant as he was able to us spad dominic cummings
blair sidleined the cabinet nd became rather presidencial

Question 22

assess thatchers influence on policy

Answer 22

extensice as she was able to force dimantng policys through sucha s her drstic economic reforms that have reshaped the economic belefs of all partys she was even able to force through poll tax

Question 23

blairs influence on policy

Answer 23

extensive as he was able to push through foreign policy and his use f sofa govt meant he was ichrg he was autocratic

Question 24

mays infleunce on policy

Answer 24

very limited brexit took up most of the time and she wasnt even able ot do tht defeated 33 times likely due to minority

Question 25

thatcher relatins with cabinet

Answer 25

initially octnrolled by her cabinet but her ppulairty increased after the falklands war and she was able to repalce wets with drys and esgablish atuhority

Question 26

blair relations with csbinet

Answer 26

dominateed cabient and reudced meeting to team building exerises he was arubly the most rpesdnciela in the snes that hewas able to doianted his csabinet to bend to him eventually cotnrianed as his resigntio was forced

Question 27

mays relationship withe her cibnet

Answer 27

inutilly able to asseet her authirity but the it was limited by her team of mixed opions on brxit she faced a seires of reignatin uch as bjo and rab and they were able to use cmr to make a mockery out of her

Question 28

thatchers size o fmajority and its impact

Answer 28

moderate 1997 but got bigger and more authorityyve in 1983 it was 143 so she wa able to domiante parilament

Question 29

blairs size of majirty and its mpact

Answer 29

domianted hoc with massive maoritys from the get go and was ale to pass everyhing only suffered a defeat in 2005

Question 30

mays isze of majirty ad impact

Answer 30

was defeated 33 times with ehr lack of majirty so was contrisned an had no power

Question 31

thatchers extent of party unity and impact

Answer 31

waa able to use her presenail figure as way of focrig out wets with drys to push throuh her eonimic reofrms she was divisive but towards the end the cabinet got sick of her and she was pushed ut and her rightr had man mucheal hesentine resigned

Question 32

balirs party unity and its ipact

Answer 32

highe rlevels o unity as he had spent 3 years building th enew labour brand iwht astrong shadow cabinet around him his party were united on new labour

Question 33

overall who was more powerful out of bblair may and thacher

Answer 33

theresas may is a deifnate no due to her time oof aoppintment and her weak consneual style she achived bothng and blamed her minirty thatcher was most dominatn overll as she was able to make signicsnt reforms and enhjoyed a period of uncnisted leadershi for 83-89 after reminng the wets, bliar however was never able to get rid of the shadow off girdin bro ad hs usporters ad was repeatedly lmited such as brown blocking hs eeffotrst to join the euro. blair was able to deliver policies