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EXECUTIVE
the collective group of Prime Minister, Cabinet, and junior ministers, sometimes known as 'The Government'
CABINET
PM and senior minister who lead a government department
MINISTER
a MP or member of the HOL appointed for a position to exercise specific responsibilities in a department
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
A part of the executive, usually with specific responsibility over an area such as education, health or defence.
ROYAL PREROGATIVE
A set of powers and privileges belonging to the monarch but normally exercised by the Prime Minister or Cabinet, such as granting legal pardons or the power to declare war
SECONDARY LEGISLATION
Powers given to the Executive by Parliament to make changes to the law within certain specific rules to modernise them.
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY (IMR)
Ministers are responsible for for their own actions and departments
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
ministers must support Cabinet decisions or leave the Executive
PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT
An Executive dominated by one individual such as a PM or President