Edexcel Politics 4. The Executive & Institutional Relations

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A sovereign body of the European Union that meets twice per annum, composed of the heads of government of European Union member states that ratifies important decisions and occasionally agrees new treaties

The location of ultimate constitutional power which cannot be overturned or set aside without acting unconstitutionally

That prime minister that placated their party by including a wider range of views in Cabinet in the form of making Old Labour John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister

Those two things that are guaranteed to Supreme Court judges in alphabetical order

The individual who serves as chief policy maker and chief executive

A principle of the rule of law that everyone must be treated equally under the law

That which can only be changed or overturned by a ruling in a higher level court

The number of life peers appointed since 1997 as of July 2019

That individual who gains authority from the people by the latter voting for the party which they lead, though this authority can be challenged in the event of a change in the individual who holds this office mid-term

That court based in Strasbourg though not part of the European Union in which human rights cases can be heard

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The concept that the judicial branch should be independent from and free of collusion with the other branches of governments, public opinion, and the media

A style of governing often associated with Tony Blair in which policy making is controlled by the Prime Minister by conducting informal meetings with colleagues outside Cabinet with the help of political advisors

A 2009 appeal heard by the European Court of Human Rights, finding in favour of a man who claimed sex discrimination in the provision of the 'widow's benefit', after which UK law was effectively changed

The most senior civil servant whose job it is to serve the prime minister personally and cabinet collectively

The day, month, and year in which Cabinet members defied collective ministerial responsibility and voted against the government over Brexit yet faced no consequences for it

That which was suspended during the coalition government - except over the 'coalition agreement' and during the EU membership referendum in which ministers were permitted to express views counter to the government position

The twelve crossbenchers from the House of Lords who acted as the highest court in the UK until the 2005 Constitutional Reform Act became active in 2009

That individual whom heads the Supreme Court, currently Lord Reed as of January 2020, having replace Baroness Hale

That body, vacancies of which are filled by a Selection Commission being established consisting of senior law officers from the whole of the UK which recommends a candidate to the Lord Chancellor who can question the choice of but not veto the candidate selected

The process by which senior judges were appointed before the Constitutional Reform Act in which the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor would consult with existing senior judges