Politics of the United
Kingdom(The Crown, Executive, Legislatures,
Judiciary)
POWERS
The Crown• The power to dismiss and appoint a
Prime Minister• The power to dismiss and appoint
other ministers• The power to summon, prorogue
and dissolve Parliament• The power to command the Armed
Forces of the United Kingdom• The power to grant Prerogative of
mercy • The power to grant honours
• The power to ratify and make treaties• The power to declare War and
Peace• The power to deploy the Armed
Forces overseas• The power to recognize states
ExecutiveThe Prime Minister• responsible for chairing Cabinet
meetings• selecting Cabinet ministers• formulating government policy
• government select committee (21 people)
The Cabinet
Government departments and the Civil Service
LegislaturesHouse of Commons• aproximately 650 members,
each one from different constituencies + so. Speaker• creating and discussing laws
House of Lords• aproximately 1150 members• review legislation, jurisdiction
(22x Lords of Law, 9x Lords of Appeal)
JudiciaryJustices of the Supreme Court• civil matters, criminal matters• appointed by the Queen on the
advice of the Prime Minister• the President + Deputy
President + 10 Justices
The End
Thank you for your attention.
Sources:
• www.balcar.wz.cz
• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.gov.uk
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