Terms from video:

To slam-захлопнуться

wand- жезл

rod- палочка

to drive local growth- стимулировать местный рост

Lesson 10 Questions Text 1 The Executive

The Executive is responsible for enforcing laws.

Parts: Monarch, Prime Minister, Cabinet, department, civil servants.

A

1. What form of government is the UK?

The UK government is a parliamentary government. См. термины.

An important group of conventions concerns the relationship between the executive and Parliament and gives the British constitution its character as a Parliamentary democracy.

2. Who becomes Prime Minister?

The leader of the majority party in the Commons.

3. What is the Cabinet responsible for?

The Cabinet is responsible for overall government policy.

4. How does traditional doctrine define the location of power in the UK?

The location of power lies in the balance between Prime Minister, Cabinet and Commons.

5. What are the sources of Prime Ministerial power?

Prime Minister can can appoint and dismiss ministers. Parliament be dissolve…

B

1. Notions of collective and individual responsibility.

Ministers are collectively responsible for government policy and individually responsible to Parliament for the conduct of themselves and their departments.

2. Criticism of collective and individual responsibility.

Responsibility is criticized as blurring rather than focusing responsibility. Collective responsibility allows ministers to shelter within the group and refuse to divulge information while individual responsibility shields the civil servant who actually took the decision.

Government functions are arguably too large, diverse and dispersed for it to be fair to hold ministers responsible in respect of matters not directly under their control.

C

1. How did Bagehot see the role of the Cabinet?

some words about Bagehot.

The Cabinet is the essential link between Parliament and the executive which gave the system its motive power.

2. How is the Cabinet being criticized nowadays?

The Cabinet is losing power because it cannot deal with the size and complexity of modern government. Power is dispersed through a network of departmental officials, ministers and politically influential outsiders from business, the media, and the professions.

D

1. How did Bagehot and Dicey see the relationship between Parliament and the Executive?

The leaders of the executive are part of Parliament and chosen by Parliament. It enables the executive to get its way but also enables Parliament to get rid of a failing government quickly. But the modern practices of strong party discipline and paid professional politicians mean that Parliament is likely to be subservient to the executive.

2. A duty of the opposition.

The duty of the opposition is to criticize the government.

F

1. Parliamentary government and civil service.

The system of parliamentary government depends upon a strong and impartial professional civil service. The functions of it are following: advising ministers, carrying out governmental instructions and ensuring continuity and expertise.

G

1. The relaxation of the doctrine of ministerial responsibility.

Civil servants are sometimes required to take public responsibility for their actions.They are managerially responsible for semi-independent ‘executive agencies’.