Introduction to Journalism

11 Central government

•	The Constitution
•	The Sovereign (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. ‘The Queen’)
•	The Privy Council
•	The Prime Minister
•	The Cabinet
•	The Opposition
•	Civil servants
•	Parliament: key features and processes
•	The House of Commons
•	The legislative process
•	Select committees
•	House of Lords
•	Governing the economy
•	The election process
•	Alternative electoral systems
•	Political parties: an introduction
•	The European Union: introduction and background
•	Other international organizations to which the UK belongs
•	Reporting central government
•	Suggested activities
•	Sources and resources

The Constitution

For many people the word ‘constitution’ summons up images of dusty volumes of parchment being pored over by academics. But a country’s ...