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12 Marker: Congress Vs Parliment > Oversight > Flashcards

Oversight Flashcards

1
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oversight

What is the structure of congress and the executive ?

A

Entirely separated

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Oversight

How does Administration survive in congress ?

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Survives Regardless of anything that does/does not occur in congress

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Oversight

What does senate have an oversight of in congress ?

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Oversight of all judicial and Numerous executive appointments within federal goverment

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Oversight

The senate has oversight of all judicial and numerous executive appointments within where ?

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Federal goverment

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Oversight
What does the senate have power to do in the congress ?

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To ratify treaties

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Oversight

What does the senate power to ratify treaties give ?

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Gives another extension of its oversight powers that parliament does not have

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Oversight

What power does the house of representatives have ?

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To impeach public official within federal government

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Oversight

House of Representatives has power to impeach any public official within where?

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Federal government something parliament cannot do

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Oversight

Congress has more control than parliament in what ?

A

Over budget

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Oversight

Parliament and the executive structure ?

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Intertwined

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Oversight

What does the survival of goverment depend on in parliament ?

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On maintaining the support of the HOC

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Oversight

What do prime minister and ministers face every week in parliament

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Face questions in the HOC every week

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Oversight

What does the select committee do in parliament ?

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Scrutinise each goverment department and summon minister for questioning

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Oversight

In reality What dominates House of Commons in reality in parliament?

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Governing party

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Oversight

What does the governing party do in parliament ?

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Command loyalty of majority of MPs

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Oversight

What does the governing party requiring loyalty of majority MPs exert in parliament ?

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Exerts control over legislative agenda

17
Q

Oversight

What power does parliament have to commit

A

Power to commit armed troops to conflict abroad its remaining royal preogratives

18
Q

Oversight

Parliament has power to commit armed troops to conflict abroad using what ?

A

its remaining royal preogratives

19
Q

Oversight

What is royal preogrative ?

A

Power of crown rather than parliament

20
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Oversight

How armed troops to conflict abroad came about ?

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  • David Cameron’s premiership power of parliament was enhanced significantly
  • difficult for future goverment to take military action without specific approval of parliament
  • due to his precessdor Gordon Brown
  • new convention so parliament will be consulted
  • Cameron’s and successor felt compelled to follow
21
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Structural approach

Whaf does the enforced separation of powers in USA mean ?

A

Congress is more free from executive influence than parliament

22
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Structural approach

Congress is more free from executive influence than parliament due to what ?

A

Enforced separation of powers

23
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Structural approach

What does structure of enforced separation of power in the USA in congress free from executive influence than uk parliament allow ?

A

Congress to better scrutinise the executive

24
Q

Oversight

What provides clear structural limitation on politicians than in the UK

A

more regular and fixed term elections in the USA

25
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Oversight

What does more regular and fixed term elections in the USA provide ?

A

Clearer structural limitations on politicians than in the UK

26
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Oversight

HOWEVER , provides more legitimacy to the senate in comparison to the Lords who wingless do what

A

Whose willingness to exert scrutiny is negatively affected as a result

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Oversight

Willingness to exert scrutiny in negatively affected as a result provides what ?

A

Provide more legitimacy to the senate in comparison to the Lords

28
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Cultural approach of scrutiny ?

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Lords and senate are culturally seen as chambers that consider scrutiny

12 Marker: Congress Vs Parliment (5 decks)

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