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Predicted P2 Q2(a) essay · 15 questions
Ministerial responsibility - 15-question quiz
Evaluate the view that ministerial responsibility no longer effectively holds the executive to account in the UK.
1.
Individual ministerial responsibility (IMR) is the doctrine that:
A
Each minister is responsible to Parliament for their personal conduct and for their department
B
Each minister is appointed personally by the monarch
C
Each minister must agree privately with every Cabinet decision
D
Each minister must hold a seat in the House of Commons
2.
Collective ministerial responsibility (CMR) is the doctrine that:
A
All ministers vote individually on every government bill
B
All ministers must publicly support government decisions or resign
C
All ministers must be approved by the House of Lords
D
All ministers must come from the same political party
3.
In 2020 the Cabinet Office found which minister had bullied civil servants in breach of the Code?
A
Suella Braverman
B
Gavin Williamson
C
Priti Patel
D
Therese Coffey
4.
What happened after the Patel investigation in 2020?
A
She was removed within 24 hours of the report
B
She was prosecuted in the criminal courts
C
She was suspended from Parliament for six months
D
Boris Johnson kept her in post and the independent adviser, Sir Alex Allan, resigned in protest
5.
Suella Braverman first resigned as Home Secretary in October 2022 over:
A
A security breach (sending an official email from a personal account)
B
A bullying complaint from civil servants
C
Misleading Parliament about a meeting with a foreign leader
D
A disagreement over the budget
6.
How long after her October 2022 resignation was Braverman re-appointed to government?
A
About six months
B
About six days
C
About one year
D
She was not re-appointed
7.
Liz Truss fired Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor in:
A
February 2022
B
March 2023
C
October 2022
D
July 2024
8.
A central problem with the Truss-Kwarteng mini-budget for the CMR doctrine was that:
A
It was passed by the Lords against the Commons
B
It was vetoed by the Supreme Court
C
It was put to a referendum without an Act of Parliament
D
It bypassed Cabinet discussion and was not collectively endorsed before announcement
9.
In which year did Angela Rayner resign as Deputy Prime Minister and party leader?
A
2025
B
2022
C
2023
D
2024
10.
Which adviser on ministerial interests resigned in 2022 after his advice to Boris Johnson was overruled?
A
Sir Alex Allan
B
Sir Christopher Geidt
C
Sir Laurie Magnus
D
Sir Robin Butler
11.
CMR has been formally suspended at least twice in recent years. Which two events?
A
The 2014 Scottish indyref and 2017 Brexit triggering
B
The 2017 general election and the 2020 COVID lockdowns
C
The 2016 EU referendum and 2019 Brexit votes
D
The 2010 Coalition formation and the 2019 prorogation
12.
The Ministerial Code is enforced by:
A
The Cabinet Secretary acting alone
B
The Speaker of the House of Commons
C
The Lord Chief Justice
D
The Prime Minister
13.
The Liaison Committee is a parliamentary mechanism that:
A
Questions the Prime Minister directly on policy and accountability
B
Decides which select committees should be set up each year
C
Imposes binding sanctions on ministers found in breach of the Code
D
Sets the level of ministerial salaries
14.
Which of these is the strongest single argument that ministerial responsibility no longer effectively holds the executive to account?
A
Ministers are not allowed to resign from a UK Cabinet
B
Sanctions depend on the Prime Minister deciding to apply them, as Patel 2020 showed
C
The Speaker can fine ministers for breaches of the Code
D
Cabinet meetings are now legally required to be broadcast in full
15.
Which is the best AO3 line of argument for the essay?
A
Ministerial responsibility has been formally abolished and replaced by legal regulation
B
Ministerial responsibility has been moved from Parliament to the European Court of Human Rights
C
Ministerial responsibility describes a set of conventions enforced selectively by the executive against itself, which makes it an executive-controlled check rather than an independent one
D
Ministerial responsibility now functions identically to how it worked in the nineteenth century
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