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| | MSN Encarta - Search View - Cabinet (government) |
 | | Members of the Cabinet of the British government constitute the supreme executive authority of the government, and are the sole advisers to the crown. | | | The principal characteristics of European cabinets are the responsibility of the cabinet to the legislature, and the identification of the cabinet with the government. | | | The Cabinet as a governmental institution is not provided for in the Constitution of the United States. |
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| | British republicanism |
| | British republicanism is a movement to remove the monarchy, the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords and all forms of hereditary privilege. | | | Most, though not all, British republicans support a fully elected second chamber, an elected head of state and a written constitution. | | | Famous British Republicans include Tony Benn, and Claire Rayner. |
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| | Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). | | | The British Parliament is often called the "Mother of Parliaments," as the legislative bodies of many nations—most notably, those of the members of the Commonwealth—are modelled on it. | | | Parliament controls the executive by passing or rejecting its Bills and by forcing Ministers of the Crown to answer for their actions, either at "Question Time" or during meetings of the parliamentary committees. |
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| | British monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Thus, as the modern British monarchy is a constitutional one, the Sovereign's role is in practice limited to non-partisan functions (such as being the Fount of honour). | | | It has long been established in the unwritten Constitution of the United Kingdom that political power is ultimately exercised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, of which the Sovereign is a non-partisan component, along with the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet. | | | The British monarch or Sovereign is the head of state of the United Kingdom and in the British overseas territories. |
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| | Somaliland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The prime minister of British Somaliland, Ibrahim Egal, became a minister in the new republic of Somalia. | | | In a series of inter-clan conferences, culminating in the Borama Conference in 1993, a beel (clan or community) system of government was constructed, which consisted of an Executive, with a President, Vice President, and Council of Ministers, a bicameral Legislature, and an independent judiciary. | | | In September 2005, multiparty elections were held, which was won by the UDUB party. |
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| | BRITISH EMPIRE - LoveToKnow Article on BRITISH EMPIRE |
| | In crown colonieswith the exception of Gibraltar and St Helena, where laws may be made by the governor alonelaws are made by the governor with the concurrence of a council nominated by the crown. | | | The crown council of Ceylon may be cited as an example of the first kind, and the crown council of Jamaica of the second. | | | In colonies possessing representative institutions without responsible government, the crown cannot (generally) legislate by order in council, and laws are made by the governor with the concurrence of the legislative body or bodies, one at least of these bodies in cases where a second chamber exists possessing a preponderance of elected representatives. |
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| | Republicanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Republicanism can also refer to the ideologies of any of the many political parties that are named the Republican Party. | | | The small minority that was actively opposed to all monarchy was largely discredited by the regicide of Charles I and later republicans strove to distance themselves from that act. | | | In England a republicanism evolved that was not wholly opposed to monarchy, but rather thinkers such as Thomas More and John Milton saw an monarchy firmly constrained by law as compatible with republicanism. |
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| | Encyclopedia: British Labour Party |
| | The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom 's three main political parties. | | | British politics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was divided between the perceived 'establishment', represented by the Conservative Party (nicknamed the Tories), and a more radical 'non-conformist' tradition, based around Welsh Methodism. | | | In 1976, citing his desire to retire on his sixtieth birthday, Wilson stood down as Labour Party leader and Prime Minister, and was replaced by James Callaghan. |
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| | Encyclopedia: British elections |
| | Labour passed the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, which created the Electoral Commission, which from 2000 was responsible for the running of elections, referendums and to limited extent regulates party funding. | | | After Labour's poor performance in the PR elections in the devolved assemblies- failure to win an outright majority in the proportional hybrid AMS elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly, the case for reform within the Labour party was further diminished. | | | An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. |
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| | British Royal Family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The current British Royal Family are members of the House of Windsor. | | | For example, the children of Prince Michael of Kent are known as Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor (the courtesy titles as children of dukes), instead of HRH Prince Frederick and HRH Princess Gabriella, respectively. | | | Before her divorce, the late Diana, Princess of Wales enjoyed the title and style of "HRH The Princess of Wales." However, when a woman marries a prince who does not hold a peerage, she is known as HRH Princess [Her husband's Christian name], followed by whatever territorial or titular designation. |
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| | Westminster System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Most of the procedures of the Westminster system have originated with the conventions, practices and precedents of the UK parliament, which are a part of what is known as the British constitution. | | | Although the dissolution of the legislature and the call for new elections is formally done by the head of state, by convention the head of state acts according to the wishes of the head of government. | | | All Cabinet decisions are made by consensus, a vote is never taken in a Cabinet meeting. |
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| | british politics |
| | The constitution is largely unwritten, being made up of constitutional conventions, and various elements of statutory law and common law which are collectively referred to as British constitutional law. | | | In practical terms, the political head of the country is the Prime Minister (currently Anthony C. (Tony) Blair since May 2, 1997), who must have the support of the House of Commons. | | | In the 20th century the Labour Party was established, leading to the demise of the Whigs as the liberal force in British Politics. |
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| | Dominion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A Dominion is a wholly self-governing or virtually self-governing state of the British Empire or | | | 1928 Canada obtained the appointment of a British high commissioner in Ottawa, separating the administrative and diplomatic functions of the governor-general and ending the latter's anomalous role as the representative of the British government in relations between the two countries. | | | All retained the British monarch as head of state, represented locally by a |
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| | British overseas territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The term "crown colony" is still utilized when refering to the Falkland Islands, British Antarctic Territory, and Gibraltar. | | | By this Act, the redefined status of all British territories was evident. | | | Overseas territories should be distinguished from crown dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which have a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom), and protectorates (which were not formally under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom). |
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| | British monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Thus, as the modern British monarchy is a constitutional one, the Sovereign's role is in practice limited to ceremonial and non-partisan functions (such as being the Fount of Honour). | | | It has long been established in the Constitution of the United Kingdom that political power is ultimately exercised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, of which the Sovereign is a non-partisan, largely ceremonial component, along with the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet. | | | Edward's Crown, the crown used during the British monarch's coronation, is sometimes used on coats of arms, flags, and logos as a symbol of royal authority. |
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| | Britannia Panorama: British Government |
| | According to the law the Queen is head of the executive branch of the government, an integral part of the legislature, head of the judiciary, the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces of the Crown and the 'supreme governor' of the established Church of England. | | | Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as head of the State. | | | The Lord Chancellor is the head of the judiciary branch of government. |
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| | wikien.info: Main_Page |
| | Historically, the term "republican" in Ireland to those Irish nationalists who sought the overthrow, rather than gradual end, of British rule, who proclaimed the Irish Republic (not to be confused with the Republic of Ireland) in 1919. | | | Rather republicanism is generally a local political movement that argues for the abolition of the monarchy in a particular nation. | | | Some republicans are less concerned about the philosophy of republicanism, believing that their country is in practice, republican and independent already, whereas others argue for reforms that provide independence in conjunction with greater application of republican principles, such as popular sovereignty. |
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| | Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. | | | It was once known as the British Commonwealth of Nations or British Commonwealth, and some still call it by that name, either for historical reasons or to distinguish it from the other commonwealths around the world, such as the Commonwealth of Australia and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. | | | Cameroon joined in 1995 although only a fraction of its territory had formerly been under British administration through the League of Nations mandate of 1920–46 and United Nations Trusteeship arrangement of 1946–61. |
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| | British Resident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A British Resident or British Resident Minister was a British colonial official who lived and worked in smaller self-governing colonies or protectorates as a political advisor to the leader and as an ambassador of the British Government. |
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| | Encyclopedia: British honours system |
| | The Right Honourable Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894–29 December 1986), nicknamed Supermac and Mac the Knife, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. | | | The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). | | | An example of this is Yehudi Menuhin, the American-born violinist and conductor, who was granted an honorary knighthood while still an American citizen, and converted it to a substantive award after he assumed British citizenship. |
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| | Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The constitution is uncodified, and some is unwritten, being made up of constitutional conventions, and various elements of statutory law and common law which are collectively referred to as British constitutional law. | | | It is the supreme legislative body (parliamentary sovereignty), and Government is drawn from and answerable to it. | | | Governments with a small majority, or coalition governments, are much more vulnerable, and sometimes have to resort to extreme measures, such as "wheeling in" sick MPs, to get the necessary majority. |
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| | United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The British Isles is a term frequently used to refer to the archipelago that includes Great Britain and Ireland, and their associated islands, such as the Channel Islands, the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, Orkney, the Shetland Islands. | | | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised by the Government (formally Her (His) Majesty's Government) drawn from Parliament, headed by the Prime Minister. | | | Some British economists demand that the European Central Bank be reformed to mirror the Bank of England before the UK joins the Euro, a demand which, given the German economic difficulties following adoption of the Euro, would seem to be possible in the future. |
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| | cabinet on Encyclopedia.com |
| | The British cabinet is a body of ministers drawn from the party that possesses a majority in the House of Commons; it is responsible to the Commons for the conduct of the administration. | | | The members of the cabinet are not members of either house of Congress and are responsible, individually and not as a body, to the president, who appoints them with the approval of the Senate and may remove them at will. | | | The first cabinet appointments (1789) were the secretaries of State, the Treasury, and War. |
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| | British monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Parliament of the United Kingdom (of which the Sovereign is a component, together with the House of Lords and the House of Commons), and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet. | | | Whenever necessary, the Sovereign is responsible for appointing a new Prime Minister; the appointment is formalised at a ceremony known as Kissing Hands. | | | The Sovereign does not personally rule in judicial cases; instead, judicial functions are performed in his or her name. |
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| | Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Thirteen Colonies were 13 British colonies in North America, separately chartered and governed, that signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and formally broke with the Kingdom of Great Britain, leading to the American Revolutionary War and the establishment of the United States of America. | | | Other British North American possessions—the former French colony of Quebec and the colonies of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island—remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as Canada. | | | In 1775, the British claimed authority over both the red and pink areas on this map and Spain ruled the orange west of the Mississippi river. |
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| | The Cabinet and British Politics |
| | The Cabinet is appointed by the Prime Minister. | | | The senior positions within the Cabinet are usually appointed by the Prime Minister within hours of an election victory. | | | The most senior members of the Cabinet are the Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary. |
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| | Irish Republicanism - Biocrawler definition:Irish Republicanism - Biocrawler |
| | Nationalist rebellions against British rule in 1848 (by the Young Irelanders) and 1865 and 1867 (by the Fenian Brotherhood) were followed by harsh reprisals by British forces and Irish Protestant loyalists. | | | It speaks for the Continuity IRA, whose goals are the overthrow of British rule in the six counties and the reunification of the country. | | | Irish Republicanism - Biocrawler definition:Irish Republicanism - Biocrawler |
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| | British princess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This was a personal decision, and legally Lady Louise is a Princess of The United Kingdom with the style Royal Highness who choses to be styled The Lady Louise Windsor. | | | the granddaughters of a British Sovereign in the male-line, | | | Under the current practice, princesses of the blood royal are the legitimate daughters and the male-line granddaughters of a British Sovereign. |
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