Ministerial Resignation Obligations

Summary

Ministers are generally obligated to resign if they cannot publicly support a cabinet decision. The Ministerial Code provides guidelines for acceptable ministerial behavior as deemed by the Prime Minister. Dicey describes prerogative powers as residual, meaning existing powers can be abolished by statute, but new ones cannot be created. Individual ministerial responsibility entails accountability to Parliament for official actions and departmental management. The cabinet includes the Prime Minister, heads of main government departments, and senior office holders. Prerogative powers include actions like signing international treaties.

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Accor****ing to constitutional principle when is there an obligation on a minister to resign? Question 1Select one: A. Whenever a ****ecision by the minister has been quashe**** by the courts B. Whenever the minister cannot publicly support a cabinet ****ecision C. Whenever the minister becomes a Member of the House of Lor****s D. Whenever the Prime Minister ****oes not ****eem the minister suitable
The most accurate answer is:
B. Whenever the minister cannot publicly support a cabinet ****ecision
Which of the following statements best ****escribes the Ministerial Co****e? Question 2Select one: A. Violation of the Ministerial Co****e constitutes a groun**** of ju****icial review. B. The Ministerial Co****e contains gui****elines for what the Prime Minister ****eems to be acceptable practice an**** behaviour for ministers. C. The Ministerial Co****e contains rules that have the status of primary legislation. D. When a Minister violates the Ministerial Co****e, they must resign.
The best answer to ****escribe the Ministerial Co****e is:
B. The Ministerial Co****e contains gui****elines for what the Prime Minister ****eems to be acceptable practice an**** behaviour for ministers.
What ****oes Dicey mean when he says that the prerogative is resi****ual? Question 3Select one: A. The executive can ****o whatever is not expressly prohibite**** B. The relationship between statute an**** prerogative is uncertain C. The prerogative is constitutionally more fun****amental than the power of Parliament D. Existing prerogative powers may be abolishe**** by statute but new ones may not be create****
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Dicey means that the prerogative is resi****ual in the sense that:
D. Existing prerogative powers may be abolishe**** by statute but new ones may not be create****.
What ****oes Dicey mean when he says that the prerogative is resi****ual? Question 3Select one: A. The executive can ****o whatever is not expressly prohibite**** B. The relationship between statute an**** prerogative is uncertain C. The prerogative is constitutionally more fun****amental than the power of Parliament D. Existing prerogative powers may be abolishe**** by statute but new ones may not be create****
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Dicey means that the prerogative is resi****ual in the sense that:
D. Existing prerogative powers may be abolishe**** by statute but new ones may not be create****.
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Which of the following statements best ****escribes the concept of in****ivi****ual ministerial responsibility? Question 4Select one: A. In****ivi****ual ministers are un****er a ****uty to run their ****epartments efficiently B. In****ivi****ual ministers are responsible to Parliament for their official actions an**** the running of their ****epartment C. In****ivi****ual ministers are un****er a ****uty to resign if any errors are committe**** within their ****epartment D. In****ivi****ual ministers are un****er a ****uty to answer questions from the voters in their constituency at least once a month
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The best answer to your question regar****ing in****ivi****ual ministerial responsibility is:
B. In****ivi****ual ministers are responsible to Parliament for their official actions an**** the running of their ****epartment.
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The cabinet consists of which officials? Question 5Select one: A. The MPs of the governing party B. The Prime Minister an**** their close political a****visors C. The Monarch an**** the Members of the Houses of Parliament D. The Prime Minister, the hea****s of the main government ****epartments, an**** other senior office hol****ers
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The correct answer is:
D. The Prime Minister, the hea****s of the main government ****epartments, an**** other senior office hol****ers.
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Which of the following involves the exercise of a prerogative power? (Only one answer is correct.) Question 6Select one: A. The signing of international treaties B. The enactment of the War Damages Act *. C. The review of the legality of executive action. D. The passing of a resolution giving Parliament’s approval to the ****eployment of arme**** forces.
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The correct answer to Question * is:
A. The signing of international treaties.
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