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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
The people responsible for running the country and developing and carrying out policies, led by the Prime Minister.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Parliamentary FunctionsGovernment and Parliament are not the same thing. The government, led by the Prime Minister, develops policies and runs the country. Parliament makes laws, debates national issues and checks the government's work.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The people who direct the running of the country, decide policies and oversee their implementation; in the UK, they are led by the Prime Minister.
Distinguish select committees, which investigate government work, from bill committees, which examine proposed legislation.
Do not assume that criticism automatically changes government policy: explain how scrutiny exposes weaknesses and creates pressure for improvement.
Distinguish ministers, who make political decisions, from politically impartial civil servants, who advise ministers and carry out government work.
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Government is the group that directs the running of the country; Parliament is the institution that makes laws and examines the government's work.
The ministers responsible for directing national policy and putting it into practice; also called the executive.
