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British Constitution - Coggle Diagram
British Constitution
Institutions of the British constitution
House of Lords
Appointed
There isn't a fixed number of peers
They all represent a specific field (expert scientists)
They are appointed for life
House of commons
Elected by the public
Fixed amount of seats (650)
Represent the people in their constituency
Must be re-elected into the seat every 5 years if they want to keep their seet
Head of State (monarch)
opens and dissolves parliament
Formally asks the leader of winning party to form a government
Symbolic head of the common wealth
Meets leaders of other countries
Civil service
Impartiallity
Serve the crown and not a specific government
Anonimity
Anonymous individuals who shouldn't be associated with specific policies
Permanence
Civil servants stay in their posts when a government leave office, they are expected to solves all governments
Judicary
The part of the UK justice system that is responsible for the legal system and that consists of all the judges in the court of law.
Uphold the law
Not political and cannot be involved with politics by standing for election
The Supreme Court
The highest appeals court in the UK and has the power to change decisions
The judges have the final say on the biggest legal issues in the country
The cabinet
Also known as the core executive
The top government committee
Made up of senior MP's with specific departments
All are responsible for the governments actions
Appointed by the PM
PM
Roles of the PM
Runs the government
Leader of the winning party
Represents the government
Globally
Spokes person
Seen by the public