This formalised style meant that Nick Clegg and the other Lib Dem MPs could have a say in the policy that is implemented. This meant a working coalition was dependant on the working of the Cabinet. Therefore this saw the average meeting times go up and Conservative radicals held to account and held in constraint. With the introduction of the Quad this was also evident as it meant there were a lot more close encounters between the leaders of the opposite parties as well as the Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor. There is evidently presence of a cabinet.
2. Why is common law important? Common law is important because it keeps agreements and contracts liable and helps regulate our society. It is a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire English realm. Moreover, it became part of the heritage of all nations that were once British colonies, including the United
The institutionalized Executive branch now includes the White House Office (WHO) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Executive Office of the President (EOP). These offices provide modern presidents with layers of bureaucracy that they can use to enhance their power and influence to achieve their policy goals successfully. However, some presidents have found that the White House bureaucracy can actually make them feel out-of-touch with his position and powers. As many political programmes within the Executive branch mainly the White House Office developed, so did the agencies that ran them. These agencies have strong connections with Congress as it is Congress that authorizes their existence and finds the funds to finance them.
c. Rules defining the primary jurisdiction of law enforcement. d. Rules allowing Congress to enact and enforce their own legislation. e. Rules governing the power and authority of the National Guard in emergency situations. 4. Which of the following is not one of the principles of Dual federalism?
According to the textbook the Constitution has three functions the first being to set up a structure for the federal government and rules for modifying the constitution, second provide powers for branches of the government and third to grant protections and liberties for United States Citizens from illegal or unlawful government practices. After understanding that the Constitution lays the ground work for the established legal system as we know it. Along with the guidelines that are followed lawfully ethics and values plays a role in how laws are followed and interpreted. Different laws address different issues and pertain to specific areas. Established laws are also implemented to safeguard citizens from harm, possible inequities and illegal behavior.
It does so by consisting of a set of rules and principles, “. . . creating, structuring, and possibly defining the limits of, government power or authority.” (Waluchow) Absolutism, on the other hand, the monarch would claim power by “divine right”. They and only they created law, in a pure absolutist state.
When looking at the role of the federal government, they have the authority to do just about anything they want. The Patriot Act, in my opinion, is one huge grey area without any definitive rules of operation. Nothing is concrete, which allows the government to do what they want when they want. They hide under the umbrella of patriotism stating that they are protecting the people from another terrorist attack. The government is in direct conflict with the Fourth Amendment which protects against unreasonable search and seizure by government agencies.
One can distinguish between the effect of the Act in the courts, its effect on Parliament, its effect on public authorities, and its effect on people and groups in society. These are related but distinct areas. All are important, having regard to three factors. First, the Government intended the Act to do more than provide legal remedies for violations of Convention rights. It hoped that the Act would introduce a culture of human rights in the public service, as the rights were ‘mainstreamed’ and became an intrinsic part of decision-making and planning in all parts of the public sector.
However bureaucracy characteristics were first formulated systematically by Max Weber, who saw in the bureaucratic organization a highly developed division of labour, authority based on administrative rules rather than personal allegiance or social custom, and a “rational” and impersonal institution whose members function more as “offices” than as individuals. The term bureaucracy in terms of an organization and management functions refers to the following six characteristics that was coined out by Weber they are as follows: • Management by rules. A bureaucracy follows a consistent set of rules that control the functions of the organization. Management controls the lower levels of the organization's hierarchy by applying established rules in a consistent and predictable manner. • Division of labor.
Federalism is the theory of government by which political power is divided between a national government and state government, each having their own area of substantive jurisdiction. Within US politics, this refers to the 2 layers of government designed to demonstrate national unity while accommodating for regional diversity. The theory of federalism in the USA represents ‘E Pluribus Unum’ and K.C Wheare describes the system as “The method of dividing powers so that the general and regional governments are each, within a sphere, co-ordinate and independent.” Despite the aims of federalism, there are a number of consequences. Firstly, there are legal consequences. Throughout the USA, there is a huge variety in state laws on such matters as the age at which people can marry, drive a car and have to attend school.