POLB50Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cabinetry, Primus Inter Pares, Letters Patent
7 Dec 2012
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Executive in law; head of state in law. Queen (or gg) commander of chief for armed forces. Powers given to queen but not to gg were transferred. Letter patent, but didn"t say gg powers not transferred to queen. If pm dies, discretion needed, and resides with gg. Gg acting by and with advice of pm/cabinet. Any mistake crown makes, someone else takes fault. Gg not at fault when gov"t screws up. Cabinet: group of privy councilors meeting with pm to discuss policy, administer gov"t. If something goes wrong, house can hold a person who"s responsible (cabinet person) In us, president purely executive ; no real power over legislature. Pm: first minister appointed to cabinet (primus --> prime) Gg appoints pm, and then responds to pm requests for other cabinet members. Mps (ruling party) depend on pm to get elected. Group of experts, advisors} make sure pm looks good politically. Make sure had mix of religion, language, regions, gender, culture.
