These notes are condensed down lecture notes easy to follow and get to grips of all the information of Public Law needed to get good grades. These have been compiled from 1st year LLB Law university lectures.
Constitution
o Legal, non-legal laws
o Rules that regulate relations
Between main branches of state and
Between state and individual
UK constitution
o Queen – powers head state ceremonial/formal
Grant access legislation approved Houses of Parliament
Appointing PM, other ministers
Granting honours, titles
Head state exercise power advice PM – ‘constitutional
monarchy’
o Government –
PM – head government
‘Convention’ – monarch appoint person won election
Head of state appoints as PM, MP command confidence
Commons
Cabinet – PM, senior ministers. Collective leadership
government
Minister – member either House of Parliament
Government power statute/Common law (prerogative
powers)
o Parliament – Bicameral
Commons – 650 MPs – elected FPTP
Hold government to account
Scrutinise, approve Bills
Debate public policy
Lords – life peer, hereditary peer, Lord Spiritual bishop
Hold government to account
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