(12) similarities between checks on legislatures

Question 1

executive can check legislative

Answer 1

-UK, government controls legislative agenda via kings speech and can even dissolve parliament and call an election after the FTPA repeal e.g. tory victory in 2019 saw a raft of new legislation
-US, president can veto legislation from the congress e.g. trump vetoed 10 bills in his time 2017-21
-structural, both systems give the executive significant power to check the legislature

Question 2

judiciary can check both

Answer 2

-UK, UKSC can make DOIs usually resulting in a rewrite of the law e.g. DOI for sexual offences act 2003
-US, acts of congress can be ruled unconstitutional, e.g. voting rights ac 1965 ruled unconstitutional
-cultural, both systems embrace an independent judiciary

Question 3

party control checks independence

Answer 3

-UK, candidates do not raise their own finance/run their own campaigns, they rely on the party e.g. johnson deselected the whip from 21 MPs
-US, party leaders in congress control the voting schedule, debating order and can channel party funds into individuals e.g. Mcconell rewarded Cruz’s loyalty by putting him on the committee for commerce, science and transportation
-cultural, parties have developed over time meaning members generally vote in line