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Powers And Functions Of Congress Snd Parliment Flashcards

1
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Ways of Powers and functions of congress and parliament ?

A
  • legislation
  • oversight
  • representation
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Legislation

What is the power like in the two house in congress ?

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Equal

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Legislation

In parliament what dominates ?

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House of Commons

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Legislation

In the congress what must both houses agree on ?

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Must agree on the final version of a bill before its passed to the president for signing

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Legislation

What can the House of Lords do in parliament ?

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Amendments to legislation

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Legislation

But in the end what happens after the House of Lords proposes amendments to legislation ?

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Commons usually gets its way

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Legislation

What can the House of Commons use its power to do in parliament

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Use its power under parliament act of 1949 to override the objections of the Lords

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Legislation

What’s the parliament act that can do override the objections of the Lords ?

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Parliament Act of 1949

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Legislation

What difference does power and function of congress and parliament have ?

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Structural differencez

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Legislation

What is congress compared to parliament ?

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Congress is a real legislature while parliament is not

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Legislation

According to Philip Norton what does he say regarding parliament?

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Parliament merely legitimises legislation

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Legislation

What happens to the queens speech in government ?

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It is written for her by the government
Stating “my government will”

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Legislation

What does the presidents state of the union address ask ?

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Asks congress if it would be good enough to consider the presidents ideas

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Legislative function

What is the argument for legislative function in congress ?

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  1. Two chambers have equal powers
  2. President has significant veto power
  3. Thousands of bills introduced in any one session
  4. Few of these bills are passed into law
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Legislative function

What is the legislative function for parliament compared to congress

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  1. The lower chamber dominates
  2. The royal assent is no longer withheld
  3. A limited number of bills are introduced in any one session
  4. Most bills are passed into law
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Oversight

What is the difference between parliament and congress in their oversight ?

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In their oversight of executive branch are largely a consequence of the difference between the two systems of government

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Oversight

What is the difference between parliament and congress oversight largely a consequence of ?

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oversight of executive branch are largely a consequence of the difference between the two systems of government

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Oversight

In the USA how is congress and the executives in terms of oversight

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Entirely separate

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Oversight

How is the parliament and executive in terms of oversight ?

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Intertwined

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Oversight

How does the administration survive in USA congress ?

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Survives regardless of anything that does or does not occur in congress

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Oversight

How does the parliament/goverment survive ?

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Depends on the maiming the support of the HOC

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Oversight

How is the extent of oversight affected ?

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Affected by the structural differences between the two systems

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Oversight example

What does the senate have oversight of ?

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Senate has oversight of all judicial and numerous executive appointments within the federal government so gives congress a reach in oversight quite unknown to the UK parliament

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Oversight example

What specifically does the senate have oversight of in the example ?

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Senate has oversight of all judicial and numerous executive appointments within the federal government so gives congress a reach in oversight quite unknown to the UK parliament

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Oversight example

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

A

within the federal government

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Oversight example

Senate has oversight of all judicial and numerous executive appointments within the federal government so what does it give congress ?

A

so gives congress a reach in oversight quite unknown to the UK parliament

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Oversight

What power does senate have and how does it compare to parliament?

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Senate power to ratify treaties gives extension of oversight powers that parliament does not have

28
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Oversight
What power does the house of representative have ?

A

To impeach any public official within the federal government

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Congress

What power does senate have that gives another arm of oversight unknown to parliament?

A

Senates power to try such cases of impeachment

30
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Oversight

What control does the congress have over parliament?

A

Congress has More control over the budget

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Oversight

Congress has specific powers to do what exactly ?

A

Declare war

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Oversight

What is one of the remaining royal prerogatives ?

A

Power to commit armed troops to conflict abroad

33
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Oversight

What is royal prerogatives ?

A

Power derived from the crown rather than from parement

34
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Oversight

When was the power of parliament significantly enhanced (royal prerogatives)

A

Under David Cameron’s premiership

35
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Oversight

Under David Cameron’s premiership what would he Politically difficult now for future governments ?

A

Politically difficult for future governments to take any significant military action without prior specifical approval from goverment

36
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Oversight

Why would it be Politically difficult for future governments to take any significant military action without prior specifical approval from goverment

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Due to David Cameron’s predecessor, Gordon Brown

37
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Oversight

Why would it be Politically difficult for future governments to take any significant military action without prior specifical approval from goverment due to Gordon Brown

A

Setting a new convention that parliament would he consulted in these instance Cameron and his successor felt compelled to follow

38
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What were the methods of oversight in congress?

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  1. Standing committees hearings
  2. Impeachment, trial , removal from office
  3. Ratification of treaties (senate )
39
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Methods of oversight in the parliament

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  1. Question time (prime minister question Time )
  2. Policy debates
  3. Votes of no confidence
40
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Representation

What does the member of congress and parliament fulfill in representative function ?

A

Helps to understand the stuble difference between the two and see the way self interest goes some way to shaping the way legislators in the two system fulfill their representational function

41
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Representation

What is an important priority for any elected official

A

Gaining re election

42
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Representation

In Congress constituents plays a much more important role than who ?

A

Than party

43
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Representation

What could one argue about party

A

Plays little or no role at all other than providing a voting cue by virtue of party label

44
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Representation

Who might decide to back a challenger to the incumbent member of congress in congressional primary ?

A

Disgruntled constituents

45
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Representation
Example of congressional district ?

A

Voters in Floridas third congressional district in 2016

46
Q

Representation

What did Florida third congressional district 2016 do ?

A

Unseated 12 term democrat Corrine Brown

47
Q

Representation

But for members in the UK HOC who performs the function of the candidate selection ?

A

The party

48
Q

Representation

What happened before 2015 as example
Of party performing candidates selection ?

A

Conservative Party members in the south Suffolk constituency deselected their sitting MP Tim Yeo who represented constituency for over 30 years

49
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Representation

Comparison of UK to USA in terms of constituency

A

Brown was felled by her constituents, Yeo was felled by his party

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