Friday Quiz 6th October

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What is a Prime Minister
A Prime Minister is, by convention, the head of the Government due to the fact they are the leader of the largest party in parliament.
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How did they achieve their role?
The Prime Minister achieves their role by being the largest party in parliament to get the majority vote in elections.
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Definition of a Coalition Government
The definition of a coalition Government is when two or more parties join to get the majority vote. One example of this is David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Cameron had to assemble a coalition of cons and lib dems to ensure a workable government.
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Power of a Prime Minister
Power 1 - Power to control media. This is when the Prime Minister uses media to convey their message. Some PM's are better at controlling the media than others e.g. Tony Blair hired 'media managers' to handle all media dealings and to advise him.
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Power of a Prime Minister
Power 2 - Power of Patronage. This is the ability to ' Hire and Fire'. They can also create peers to the House of Lords, dismiss rivals, appoint Bishops to the Church of England and appoint senior judges. E.G. PM Harold McMillan dismissed 24 minister
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Power of a Prime Minister
Power 3 - Power over Agenda setting and Policy making. This is when the Prime Minster can control what the agenda is so they can talk about issues that may make them more popular and leave out some that may make them look weak. E.G. Gordon Brown NI
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Limitations of the PM
Limit 1 - EU. When Britain joined the EU they agreed to all the laws of the EU, putting the EU laws above British laws. E.g. Cyclists. A new law passed which claims all accidents involving cars and cyclists, the car is always at fault.
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Limitations of the PM
Limit 2 - Pressure Groups. Pressure groups put pressure on the PM to pass a law/policy. This is effective but limits the PM as they will be constantly bombarded. E.g. Pro-life want rid of abortion, while Pro-choice are pushing for later abortions.
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Limitations of the PM
Limit 3 - Public Opinion. The PM is constantly in the eye of the public, so they are constantly judged on how they deal with situations. This can make them look good (Blair & Good Friday Agreement) or make them look bad (Cameron & Brexit)
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How did they achieve their role?

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The Prime Minister achieves their role by being the largest party in parliament to get the majority vote in elections.

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