The Relationship Between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Institutional powers (PM)
Institutional powers (PM)
Formal powers available to all PMs
Patronage powers
Patronage powers
PM's ability to appoint/dismiss ministers & conduct reshuffles
Cabinet reshuffles
Cabinet reshuffles
When ministers' roles are changed within the cabinet
Cabinet committees
Cabinet committees
Smaller groups of ministers deciding on specific policy areas
Political capital
Political capital
Momentum & trust from leading party to electoral victory
Collective responsibility
Collective responsibility
Requirement all cabinet members publicly support govt policy
Cabinet Office staff size
Cabinet Office staff size
Around 2,050 civil servants
Departmental autonomy
Departmental autonomy
Ministers run depts with considerable autonomy over details
Geoffrey Howe's 1990 resignation effect
Geoffrey Howe's 1990 resignation effect
Triggered leadership challenge leading to Thatcher's downfall
Coalition govt effect on patronage
Coalition govt effect on patronage
PM surrenders some patronage power to coalition partner