How is the UK Government organised?
I can describe the structure of the Government in the UK and explain some of the job roles within it.
- Year 8
How is the UK Government organised?
I can describe the structure of the Government in the UK and explain some of the job roles within it.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The UK Government has three main branches: legislative, executive and judiciary.
- The Cabinet is chosen by the PM. It leads government departments and makes key decisions on government policies.
- The Civil Service and arm's-length bodies implement policies made by the Government.
- Ministers are appointed to their roles in the Government by the monarch, after being handpicked by the PM.
- Civil servants and public sector workers are employed after a hiring process.
Keywords
Government - the group of people with the authority to govern a country; in the UK, the Government is chosen and led by the Prime Minister (PM)
Cabinet - a group of senior MPs who lead major government departments; the Cabinet meets weekly to make decisions about how government policy will be carried out
Common misconception
Civil servants and public sector workers make political decisions.
Civil servants and other public sector workers are neutral professionals who work to implement government policies and decisions made by elected ministers, but they do not make political decisions themselves.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is this describing? The individuals who have been elected and given the authority to run the state and who are led by the Prime Minister in the UK.
Q2.A constituency is ... ?
Q3.Members of Parliament (MPs) spend their time ...
Q4.Parliament is made up of the House of Commons, the House of and the monarch.
Q5.Match the word to its correct definition.
Q6.Each general election process is the same, starting with the ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a role of the UK Government?
Q2.Which statement is true about civil servants and public sector workers?
Q3.Who selects government ministers before they are formally appointed?
Q4.Match the word to its correct definition.
Q5.The Civil Service and implement policies made by the Government.
Q6.Match the branch to its role in the UK State.
