political and social unrest
The country has been riven by political and social unrest for the last 6 months. Pupils have refused to go to school. Workers have been struggling to get to work because of major disruption on the roads and public transport. Feeling that members of the public have had enough, the Prime Minister promises that his Government will listen to what he calls ‘the voice of the silent majority’. a) Exercising their prerogative powers, the Government takes the following decisions: Anyone with a past record of political activism will be prevented from joining the Royal Navy. The armed forces will be deployed in major city centres where the police have felt overwhelmed. Parliament was informed but was not consulted about this. [unique_solution]Finally, the Prime Minister appoints Mr Tough as new minister for law and order. Advise the Government on whether the above use of prerogative powers is justiciable in a court of law and whether it can be controlled through other constitutional means. Answer in no more than 3.5pages (three and a half pages). The country has been riven by political and social unrest for the last 6 months. Pupils have refused to go to school. Workers have been struggling to get to work because of major disruption on the roads and public transport. Feeling that members of the public have had enough, the Prime Minister promises that his Government will listen to what he calls ‘the voice of the silent majority’. a) Exercising their prerogative powers, the Government takes the following decisions: Anyone with a past record of political activism will be prevented from joining the Royal Navy. The armed forces will be deployed in major city centres where the police have felt overwhelmed. Parliament was informed but was not consulted about this. Finally, the Prime Minister appoints Mr Tough as new minister for law and order. Advise the Government on whether the above use of prerogative powers is justiciable in a court of law and whether it can be controlled through other constitutional means. Answer in no more than 3.5pages (three and a half pages).