Question

The powers and functions of the british cabinet.

Answer 1

Functions of Cabinet

Following are important functions of British Cabinet


(i) Executive Functions

Cabinet is the real executive

v  Cabinet formulate general policies of Government.

v  It determines the foreign policies of government.

v  Cabinet determines the war and peace in UK

v  All important appointment are made by Cabinet.


(ii) Legislative Functions

Cabinet has these legislative functions

v  The parliament is summoned on the advise of Cabinet by king.

v  The speech of king in parliament is prepared by cabinet.

v  The Cabinet give the advice to king to dissolve the parliament before term or unmake any law The court obeys its legislation and no body or body of person can curtail or repealed its legislation.
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UK and US Constitution

Composition of Cabinet and it’s Functions?

Introduction

Cabinet is formulated by the Prime Minister on the advice of the king. All the members of the cabinet are the members of the parliament. In the constitution, there is no legal status of Cabinet. It is only the first of conventions.


Nature

The British Cabinet is body which is unrecognized by law. In the British constitution there is no provision of the cabinet system. It just exist due to the custom. It is not in written form in law.


Composition

The crown order to the prime Minster to formulate by the prime Minister on the advice of king.


Features

Following are the feature of cabinet system


(i) Co-operation between Cabinet and Parliament

There is complete co-ordination between parliament and Cabinet. Because, Cabinet is formulate by the Prime minister who is the big leader of parliament. And all the members of cabinet are the minister of parliament. So with that the complete co-operation between these two institutions.


(ii) Leadership of PM

The Prime minster is the leader of the Cabinet because cabinet is formulated by him.


(ii) Exclusion of King form Cabinet



The king or Queen does not attend the meetings of the Cabinet. These are attended by the prerogatives .


(iii) Secrecy

Another feature of Cabinet in secrecy. The meeting of the Cabinet take as a secret and in a camera record which is not open in media.


(v) No legal status

The cabinet has no legal status in the British constitution. It is only the fruit of the conventions.


(vi) Ministerial Responsibility

The Cabinet members are responsible to the House of Common individually as well as collectively.


(vii) Collective Responsibility

The Cabinet members are collective responsible for every act of each other Cabinet stands or fall Together.


(viii) Unity of Cabinet

It is the big feature of cabinet because cabinet work as a unit.


Functions of Cabinet

Following are important functions of British Cabinet


(i) Executive Functions

Cabinet is the real executive

v  Cabinet formulate general policies of Government.

v  It determines the foreign policies of government.

v  Cabinet determines the war and peace in UK

v  All important appointment are made by Cabinet.


(ii) Legislative Functions

Cabinet has these legislative functions

v  The parliament is summoned on the advise of Cabinet by king.

v  The speech of king in parliament is prepared by cabinet.

v  The Cabinet give the advice to king to dissolve the parliament before term or unmake any law The court obeys its legislation and no body or body of person can curtail or repealed its legislation.


Any bill passed by house of common became the law. Because the House of Lord can only retain the bill passed by house of common one year if non money and one month if money bill. After that the bill again pass in House of Common and directly sent to king for assent.  


(iii) Financial Power

The House of Common has great financial power. It is the supreme power because all money bill firstly initiate in the house of common and if any bill passed by House of common send to house of lord for assent. It can only retain the bill for one month. After that re-passing by House of Common bill directly send to king for assent.


(iv) Executive Powers

British is the parliamentary form of Government. So, the cabinet is answerable of every act of Government to the House of common. The cabinet can only continuous its office until the confidence of House  of Common.


(v) Coordination

To create coordination and provide guidance for functions of several departments of government is another function of British-Cabinet.

Answer 2

Apart from serving as the heads of the government departments, the cabinet secretaries advise the head of the nation. They control what happens in their department and are involved in the making of some policies where the constitution allows them to. However  they are accountable to the legislature and therefore implement any laws that originate from it.

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