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Constitutional practice : the Foundations of British government [3rd]

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999Description: 327 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0198298129
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KD35.G7.1 B72C 1999
Table of contents:
Table of Statutes -- 1. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- Devining the constitution -- IM The territorial context of the constitution -- Reforming the constitution -- 2. CHOOSING A PRIME MINISTER -- General election -- Resignation through illness or old age -- Voluntary retirement -- Emergency coalition -- Loss of the party Leadership -- T Conclusions -- 3. GOVERNMENT FORMATION FROM A HUNG PARLIAMENT -- The political negotiations -- The Queen -- A caretaker government -- The second dissolution -- Conclusions -- 4. THE TRANSFER OF POWER -- The Prime Minister takes office -- Matters legal, conventional, and political -- The Cabinet chooses itself -- The Sovereign's influence -- Ministers take office -- 5. THE PRIME MINISTER -- The electorate's choice -- Power over Ministers -- The highest profile; patronage; dissolution -- The direction of departments -- A Prime Minister's weaknesses -- Conclusions -- 6. THE CABINET -- Cabinet business -- Cabinet committees and ministerial meetings -- Confidentiality of proceedings -- and papers Conclusions -- 7. MINISTERS AND DEPARTMENTS -- Ministerial titles -- Departments The use of non-departmental Ministers -- SI Ministers' conduct -- Ministers' pay and conditions -- 8. THE OPPOSITION -- The Leader of the Opposition -- Constitutional duties of the Opposition -- The shadow government -- Shadow into substance -- 19. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY -- The Queen's usual powers -- The Queen's reserve powers -- The Queen and the Scottish Parliament -- Continuity and succession -- 10. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS -- Elections, Members, and parties -- The Commons and the government -- Members' influence on the government -- 11. THE HOUSE OF LORDS -- Acquiring and losing membership -- Organization in the House -- The work of the Lords -- Lords and government in conflict -- Assessment and reform? -- 12. THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF THE JUDGES -- Appointment, pay, and promotion -- Judges and Parliament -- Extra-judicial activities -- Tenure, discipline, and removal -- Reform -- Appendices -- A. Senior Ministers since 1945 -- B. The Party Leadership Election Rules -- C. The formal resignation and appointment of Ministers: A memorandum by the Clerk of the Privy Council -- Index.
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Table of Statutes --
1. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM --
Devining the constitution --
IM The territorial context of the constitution --
Reforming the constitution --
2. CHOOSING A PRIME MINISTER --
General election --
Resignation through illness or old age --
Voluntary retirement --
Emergency coalition --
Loss of the party Leadership --
T Conclusions --
3. GOVERNMENT FORMATION FROM A HUNG PARLIAMENT --
The political negotiations --
The Queen --
A caretaker government --
The second dissolution --
Conclusions --
4. THE TRANSFER OF POWER --
The Prime Minister takes office --
Matters legal, conventional, and political --
The Cabinet chooses itself --
The Sovereign's influence --
Ministers take office --
5. THE PRIME MINISTER --
The electorate's choice --
Power over Ministers --
The highest profile; patronage; dissolution --
The direction of departments --
A Prime Minister's weaknesses --
Conclusions --
6. THE CABINET --
Cabinet business --
Cabinet committees and ministerial meetings --
Confidentiality of proceedings --
and papers Conclusions --
7. MINISTERS AND DEPARTMENTS --
Ministerial titles --
Departments The use of non-departmental Ministers --
SI Ministers' conduct --
Ministers' pay and conditions --
8. THE OPPOSITION --
The Leader of the Opposition --
Constitutional duties of the Opposition --
The shadow government --
Shadow into substance --
19. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY --
The Queen's usual powers --
The Queen's reserve powers --
The Queen and the Scottish Parliament --
Continuity and succession --
10. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS --
Elections, Members, and parties --
The Commons and the government --
Members' influence on the government --
11. THE HOUSE OF LORDS --
Acquiring and losing membership --
Organization in the House --
The work of the Lords --
Lords and government in conflict --
Assessment and reform? --
12. THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF THE JUDGES --
Appointment, pay, and promotion --
Judges and Parliament --
Extra-judicial activities --
Tenure, discipline, and removal --
Reform --
Appendices --
A. Senior Ministers since 1945 --
B. The Party Leadership Election Rules --
C. The formal resignation and appointment of Ministers: A memorandum by the Clerk of the Privy Council --
Index.

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