PMQ+Assignment

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**What is Prime Minister's Question Time?**  Former Prime Minister Harold MacMillian introduced the practice in 1961. Every week that Parliament is in session, the Prime Minister appears for about 30 minutes to answer questions from the MPs of all parties.



Shadow Foreign Secretary: Kinsey  Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Lindsey  Home Secretary: Katherine || Prime Minister David Cameron: Caitlin Foreign Secretary: Kelsey  Chancellor of the Exchequer: Emilee  Home Secretary: Sarah || Head of the Liberal Democrats: Merrill Shadow Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary: Matti || **Issues**
 * **<span style="cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Labour Party 2010 ** || **<span style="cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Conservative Party 2010 ** || **<span style="color: #660000; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Liberal Democrats 2010 ** ||
 * <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 19px;">Head of the Labour Party: Ed Miliband: Carroll
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The **Chancellor of the Exchequer** is responsible for the following issues:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">How should Britain deal with its growing deficits?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">How should the government go about stimulating economic growth?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">How should the government deal with issues regarding the banks?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Where should cuts in the budget be made? What frontline services will be cut? what frontline services will be maintained?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The **Foreign Secretar**y is responsible for the following issues:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">British Relationship to the European Union--who should decide questions about the EU? Under what circumstances can EU law supercede British law? what about the Euro?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Future of British immigration policies
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Relationship to the U.S./ to China/ to the rest of the world


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The **Home Secretary** is responsible for the following issues?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What is the future of the British Welfare State?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What is the future of British education? housing? the NHS? Social Security?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**David Cameron, Ed Miliband**, and **Nick Clegg** are responsible for the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What is the vision you have of the future of Britain?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What should happen with British elections?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What should be the future of constitutional reforms--specifically the size of the House of Commons and the future of the House of Lords?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What about devolution? How much power should Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland exercise? How about local councils?


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Requirements **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Each party must create a party manifesto. This manifesto should include the following:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">a slogan and a visual which represents your party and its vision for the future
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">an introduction to the party and its philosophy by the party leader
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">a section on each of the major issues which presents the challenge facing Britain in each of these areas as well as the specific solutions offered by the party

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Resources

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The Cabinet: [] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The Shadow Cabinet: [] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The House of Commons: [] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Political Glossary: []

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">BBC resources from the 2010 Elections
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|What is Parliament and what do MPs do?]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Parties and the Issues]: This is a great site to start with. You'll find overviews of how each party stands on different issues and links to the party websites and party manifestos.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Immigration:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Economist: "Shutting the Door"]--must read for the Foreign Minister!

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The EU:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Economist: "The British Bayonet"]---must read for the Foreign Minister
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">BBC: [|How does the UK adopt European Law?]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Lisbon Treaty]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Creating a coalition govt. foreign policy]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Devolution
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Devolution; A Beginner's Guid]e
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|BBC: Where the Power Lie]s--guide to devolution

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Constitutional Reform
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Single Transferable Vote System]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Welfare State
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Economist: "Housing Reform"]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Economist: "Welfare Reform]"
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Conservativehome: "Reforming Welfare"]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Additional Resources
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Labour Party]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Conservative Party]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Conservativehome]; Conservative Party blog--very good stories on current issues
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Conservativehome]: issues being championed by conservative backbenchers
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Liberal Democratic Party]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Economist]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The BBC]