Part one of term paper
? It could be argued that British Prime Ministers have not always been in an all-powerful position. It could be said that they are in fact, subject to various limitations. The British Prime Minister is that person who leads the majority party in the House of Commons, or who commands a majority of support in that House. PMs continue in offic ...

Part two of term paper
... May 1979 (and resigned once the results of the election were known). In the nineteenth century, Bagehot wrote in 'The English Constitution' 1867, that Parliamentary Government had been superseded by Cabinet Goverment - that the theoretical sovereignty of Parliament had been delegated to the Executive for all practical purposes. The powers of the Government, and its cohesion under the convention of Collective Responsibility, ensured that the Government could maintain a united front in the face of pa ...