Jennings, Ivor, Sir, 1903-1965.

The Queen's government. / Sir Ivor Jennings. - Westport, Conn. : Penquin Books, c1954. - 158 p. : 23 cm.

Reprint. Originally published: Reprinted (with revisions). Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1965 printing, c1954. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [155].

Contents: Freedom under the law: The rule of law -- Parliamentary sovereignty -- Democracy -- The tyranny of the majority -- The queen: The queen -- The crown -- The queen and the commonwealth -- The queen in person -- The queen and the common man -- Politics: The importance of politics -- Politics and the social classes -- The two-party system -- The queen in parliament: The queen -- The house of lords -- The house of commons -- Her majesty's government: The transfer of power -- Agencies of government -- The civil service -- Ministerial control -- Cabinet government: The ministry and the cabinet -- Collective responsibility -- Cabinet procedure -- Government and opinion -- The prime minister: The office -- Functions -- The queen's justice: Law and opinion -- The independence of the judiciary -- Functions of the judiciary -- Governments according to law -- Further reading.

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