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Comparative Politics-British exec
executive branch
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 4
10/13/2010

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Current President
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David Cameron
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Powers
Definition
select cabinet; appoint department positions; create agenda for cabinet; dismiss ministers; directs and controls policy; informs queen; appoints civil service, church and judiciary; split departments; represents Britain abroad; chooses election date w/in 5 year term; decides time-table for legislation in House; leader of House of Commons; directs and enacts party's programme; Commons checks PM; Can authorize nuclear war; appoints ministers (whips); ministers maintain support;
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Elections
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Voters pick parliament, parliament selects and can oust executive, which is the pm and cabinet
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Examples
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Blair's Labour party enacted laws conducive to their program to enact Bill of Rights and devolved governments for Scotland and Wales.
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