Research Paper on:
Executive or Parliamentary Governing in the United Kingdom

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for the actions of government and to give them legitimacy" (Barnett, 2002; 456). It is generally accepted that the role played by parliament is that of representation of the  people. Since the action by the Barons and the signing of the Magna Carta there has been a role for representation, however this is now far more complex with checks  and balances in the system so that there is a separation of the powers and Parliament may not overstep its powers. However, it is parliament that laws down the laws,  and in effect may be seen as enforcing them though the actions taken, indeed, as an arm of government that is then obliged to enact and enforce the regulations and  directives the situation may not be as clear as it once was. When we consider the role of parliament in the governing and law making process we need to  consider that they are both the legislators, that are supposed to act on their democratic proxy, to bring about the will of the people as well as the role of  the law lords as the dispensers of justice and the final appeal (Marston and Ward, 1995). We need to consider the set  up and the role of parliament in order to best understand the role it plays within the legislation. It is through this separation of the powers the executive is defined  as governing. The first aspect is to consider how these powers are set out with reference to the three arms of the constitution. Montescquieu noted that the government had three  sections the Legislature, Executive and Judicial. In order for political liberty to be preserved the constitution must separate the three sections and that they remain independent of each other (James,