POLS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lords Spiritual, Lords Temporal, Cabinet Of The United Kingdom
3 Oct 2016
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Political institutions and policy making, britain"s unwritten constitution (more of a half written, but still) a. i. Historic charters: magna carta, declaration of rights [signed by william and. Acts of parliament: laws passed by parliament; example, elections must be held within three weeks a. iii. Common law/jude made law: how judges have ruled in important cases, establishes a type of precedent. Convention on human rights adopted in 1998: very similar to us bill of rights; accomplished through an act of parliament. Roskin 36: the monarchy -queen elizabeth, now 90, took power in 1953. b. i. Queen elizabeth is the ceremonial leader, or the dignified leader (roskin 37). Represents the unity of the british people: doesn"t have anything to do with public policy, even refuses to take sides. Severely limited power: real power/efficient part is the. However, pm meets with queen and informs her often (unrecorded meetings). Queen approves all laws, all political appointments, but since pm is really in charge, always agrees.
