The Party System and the Government of Great Britain

the Scottish National Party (1928)

the Welsh National Party (1925)

Ulster Unionists

the Social Democratic Party

the Labour party

the Ulster Democratic Unionists

a certain measure of ecomonic planning

social security

education

government responsibility for health

economy reform

social reform

various groups

big landowners

smaller farmers

businessmen

nationalization

equalities of wealth

mixed

reflects a diversity of views of the
members of the two former parties

middle class intellectuals

the party which wins most seats
(but not necessarily most votes)
at a general election

the leader of the majority party
is appointed Prime Minister

to inform the crown of the general
business of the Government

to exercise a general supervision over Departments

to be prepared to speak in Parliament on
the most important Government Bills

to answer to Parliament for all actions of the Government

to make changes in the Government, preside over the Cabinet

conventional organ of Government composed
of about 20 most important ministers

the final determination of the policy
to be submitted to Parliament

the supreme control of tne national executive power in accordance with the policy agreed by Parliament

the continuous coordination of the authority
of the Department of State