A King at War With Parliament The English Civil War began in 1642 between King Charles I and Parliament. Wealthy nobles‚ known as Royalists‚ supported the king. Supporters of Parliament included Puritans‚ who were led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell eventually became commander-in-chief of Parliament’s army. A number of battles took place between the king’s troops and Cromwell’s army‚ some of which are shown on the map below. The first battle‚ which took place at Edgehill‚ did not gain ground for either
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the purposive approach. (10 marks) There are many advantages to the purposive approach. Firstly‚ it gives effect to Parliaments intentions and avoids injustice‚ so the judges can avoid obvious absurdities and injustives so enables them to comply with Parliamentary sovreignity by doing what Parliament would have wanted; even though it’s ignoring the clear meaning of the words Parliament used. For example‚ in Coltman V Bibby Tankers when they had to interpret the word ’equipment’. Secondly‚ it give flexibility
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It is argued that the doctrine of parliament supremacy practised strictly by adhering to the concept that the parliament does not use its sovereign power instituted by the legislature‚ in an oppressive and tyrannical way. In the absence of a written constitution it is possible for the legislature to use its powers in an unauthorized manner. Even if this could be identified as the matter due to the presence of the conventions we believe that parliament would not do this due to principles of constitutionalism
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of government‚ in which in order to control power and delegate functions the government is divided in three organs; the judiciary‚ the legislature and the judiciary. Firstly the procedural aspect will be dealt with. The constitution vests‚ in parliament alone‚ the power to make laws for South Africa in accordance with the procedures set out in the constitution. The separation of powers serves to protect the integrity of the legislative process. This is because if it is adhered to then the law making
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branch and in a parliamentary government the people can only pick the legislature (Parliament) while the Parliament chooses the executive (Prime Minister). In both governments they are chosen by the people; however the parliamentary government confines its people to being (indirect) represented in choosing the Prime Minister. In a way the Prime Minister is pressured to choose his cabinet based on whether or not the Parliament will contradict him because they could overthrow him. The Chief Executive in
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-Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule the Parliament -Judicial - lettre de cachet (a letter that could put a person into prison without a trial -Executive - unlimited executive B. Clergy - first estate -Upper clergy -Lower clergy Upper clergy -e.g. Archbishops
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person. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government‚ and is given this position when he or she has confidence of the house.2 This is conducted by having a general election‚ in which after‚ the Head of State‚ the Governor General‚ asks a Member of Parliament if he or she can form a government. He or she would then need to keep what is known as confidence of the house‚ in order to maintain his or her position.3 In theory‚ this would be the Governor Generals decision. However‚ in practice this is typically
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government. These are often based on the model of the UK parliament (Westminster Parliament.) Often portrayed as the ‘mother of parliaments’‚ the origins of the Westminster model can be traced back to the 13th Century‚ when knights were incorporated into the king’s court. During the 14th Century‚ separate chambers‚ the Lords and the Commons‚ were built to represent the knights on the one hand‚ and the barons and churchmen on the other. Parliaments supremacy over the king was not established until the
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With modernization‚ political systems became more differentiated‚ and complex. Limits on government are created and power started to be dispersed; such that Montesquieu assumed that government cannot face freedom within power concentrated. By spreading‚ the dispersion of power‚ he is sustaining parliamentary systems. What are presidential systems and parliamentary systems? What are the pros and cons of these systems? The presidential systems have for basis the clear separation of power between
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PAD 170 : GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 1. Define ’election’ and explain its functions OR Explain the reasons supporting the importance of an election. ’Election’ refers to an act or process of choosing a person or persons for a public or political office. The functions of an election are: (i) To give the voters a choice of who should represent them in the legislature or government; (ii) To elect representatives who will act on behalf of their constituents
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