Collective Responsibility in Government

What is collective responsibility?

• The convention where individual members of the government are held accountable for the actions and decisions of government as a whole.

• The process of electing a new prime minister.

• The rule that only the prime minister can make decisions.

• The requirement for ministers to resign after every election.

Fill in the blank: Collective responsibility is a constitutional convention that has existed since the ______ century and is considered a cornerstone of cabinet government.

• 18th

• 16th

• 19th

• 20th

What are the two main components of collective responsibility?

• Free and frank discussions among ministers, and abiding by cabinet decisions or resigning.

• Only the prime minister can make decisions, and ministers must always agree.

• Ministers can never resign, and all decisions are public.

• Cabinet meetings are always televised, and ministers must vote against the government.

According to the passage, what is the area where collective responsibility is most strictly enforced?

• In media interviews

• In votes in parliament

• During cabinet meetings

• In public speeches

Collective responsibility can be set aside?

• True

• False

According to the graph, which prime minister had the highest number of ministerial resignations outside reshuffles?

• Blair

• Johnson

• Major

• Thatcher

Fill in the blank: Ministers who have breached collective responsibility are, in theory, expected to ______.

• resign

• apologize publicly

• seek legal advice

• remain in office

Collective responsibility means:

• The responsibility shared by all members of a group for decisions and actions taken collectively.

• The responsibility of an individual for their own actions only.

• The responsibility of a leader for the actions of the group.

• The responsibility of a group to follow the leader's orders without question.

A convention is?

• Unwritten understanding about how something in Parliament should be done which, although not legally enforceable

• a type of food

• a musical instrument

• a scientific theory

What are the two main components of collective responsibility?

• Individual and group accountability

• Transparency and secrecy

• Planning and execution

• Rights and duties