Prime Minister and the Executive Government and Politics A Level Notes and essay plans

This is a fantastic Resource from the A Level Government and Politics topic of the Prime Minister and Executive, containing A-A* quality notes, essays and essay plans, including discussions on the extent to which the PM has become too presidential as well as the relevance and importance of Cabinet today. It also questions how far Collective Ministerial Responsibility and Individual Ministerial Responsibility are being upheld today, looking at examples such as Amber Rudd, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock.

These notes contain issues such as the importance of the increase use in Spatial leadership starting with Blair and his sofa government and continued under Brown and Cameron. It also notes the powers of the PM aiding them to dominate the Cabinet and government through use of their patronage powers as well as the power to chair and dismantle cabinet committees. However, also included are the questions on the importance of parliamentary majority and arithmetic as well as the wider public support of the PM, and the importance of these factors in shaping how far the PM really is able to dominate cabinet or how far the Cabinet are able to claw back control and authority.

Included in the notes are essay plans as well as a wide range of examples and evidence to use which is extremely important to include within essays in order to achieve the higher A-A* level grades.

All these notes were extremely helpful in assisting my A* grade in Politics in my A level this year.