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Cyntia Ocañas
Cyntia Ocañas

The document summarizes key aspects of the United Kingdom government, including: The Crown where inheritance determines succession to the throne under the Act of Settlement of 1700. The Cabinet which is made up of senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister and meets weekly to discuss issues. The Prime Minister who oversees the government as the head, appoints Cabinet members, and presides over Cabinet meetings while informing the Queen of business. The Parliament consisting of the House of Commons with 659 elected members and House of Lords with around 733 members including bishops, where their main functions are to pass laws, finance government, and scrutinize policy.

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UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT BY J UAN ANTONIO OL I VAS GAL LARDO 1 4 2 4 1 9 8
THE CROWN • The title to the Crown derives partly from statute and partly from common law rules of descent. Despite interruptions in the direct line of succession, inheritance has always been the way royal power has passed down the generations, with sons of the sovereign coming before daughters in succeeding to the throne.
• Under the Act of Settlement of 1700, only Protestant descendants of Princess Sophia, the Electress of Hanover (a granddaughter of James I of England and VI of Scotland) are eligible to succeed. The order of succession to the throne can be altered only by common consent of the countries of the Commonwealth of which the monarch is sovereign.
THE CABINET • The Cabinet is a formal body made up of the most senior government ministers chosen by the prime minister; is the committee at the center of the British political system and the supreme decision making body in government.
• Every Tuesday while Parliament is in session, the Cabinet meets in the Cabinet room at 10 Downing Street to discuss the issues of the day. Historically the Government Cabinets have met in the same room since 1856, when it was called the Council Chamber. The Prime Minister chairs the meeting and sets its agenda; he also decides who speaks around the Cabinet table and sums up at the end of each item.
THE PRIME MINISTER. • As head of the UK government, the Prime Minister oversees the operation of the civil Service and government agencies, he appoints members of the Cabinet, and he is the main government figure in the House of Commons.
• The Prime Minister’s unique position of authority come from majority support in the House of Commons and the power to appoint and dismiss ministers. By modern convention, the Prime Minister always sits in the Commons. The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet, he is responsible for allocating functions among ministers and, at regular meetings with the Queen, he informs her of the general business of the government.
THE PARLIAMENT: HOUSE OF COMMONS AND HOUSE OF LORDS. • The main functions of Parliament are to pass laws, to finance through taxation the work of government, to scrutinize government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure, and to debate the major issues of the day.
The parliament consists of two chambers, one known as the House of Commons consists of 659 members elected by universal suffrage and free, which are responsible for representing all the districts of the kingdom, the second is the famous House of Lords, where there are about 733 members, among which there is a division between the Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual as this also part 24 bishops and archbishops of York and Canterbury.
• The Westminster Parliament still has UK wide responsibility in a number of areas including defense, foreign affairs, economic and monetary policy, social security, employment, and equal opportunities.

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  • 1. UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT BY J UAN ANTONIO OL I VAS GAL LARDO 1 4 2 4 1 9 8
  • 2. THE CROWN • The title to the Crown derives partly from statute and partly from common law rules of descent. Despite interruptions in the direct line of succession, inheritance has always been the way royal power has passed down the generations, with sons of the sovereign coming before daughters in succeeding to the throne.
  • 3. • Under the Act of Settlement of 1700, only Protestant descendants of Princess Sophia, the Electress of Hanover (a granddaughter of James I of England and VI of Scotland) are eligible to succeed. The order of succession to the throne can be altered only by common consent of the countries of the Commonwealth of which the monarch is sovereign.
  • 4. THE CABINET • The Cabinet is a formal body made up of the most senior government ministers chosen by the prime minister; is the committee at the center of the British political system and the supreme decision making body in government.
  • 5. • Every Tuesday while Parliament is in session, the Cabinet meets in the Cabinet room at 10 Downing Street to discuss the issues of the day. Historically the Government Cabinets have met in the same room since 1856, when it was called the Council Chamber. The Prime Minister chairs the meeting and sets its agenda; he also decides who speaks around the Cabinet table and sums up at the end of each item.
  • 6. THE PRIME MINISTER. • As head of the UK government, the Prime Minister oversees the operation of the civil Service and government agencies, he appoints members of the Cabinet, and he is the main government figure in the House of Commons.
  • 7. • The Prime Minister’s unique position of authority come from majority support in the House of Commons and the power to appoint and dismiss ministers. By modern convention, the Prime Minister always sits in the Commons. The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet, he is responsible for allocating functions among ministers and, at regular meetings with the Queen, he informs her of the general business of the government.
  • 8. THE PARLIAMENT: HOUSE OF COMMONS AND HOUSE OF LORDS. • The main functions of Parliament are to pass laws, to finance through taxation the work of government, to scrutinize government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure, and to debate the major issues of the day.
  • 9. The parliament consists of two chambers, one known as the House of Commons consists of 659 members elected by universal suffrage and free, which are responsible for representing all the districts of the kingdom, the second is the famous House of Lords, where there are about 733 members, among which there is a division between the Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual as this also part 24 bishops and archbishops of York and Canterbury.
  • 10. • The Westminster Parliament still has UK wide responsibility in a number of areas including defense, foreign affairs, economic and monetary policy, social security, employment, and equal opportunities.