01837pam a2200289 a 4500 2841469 OSt 20210414114448.0 840601r19841954ctu b 001 0 eng 84012767 0140202927 DLC DLC DLC e-uk--- JN231.J46 320.941 19 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. Great Britain Politics and government 20th century. 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK 5539 13039 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 LL 2015-06-12 0 JN231.J46 173/15 2015-06-12 00:00:00 2015-06-12 BK