SCRUTINY

Question 1

Para 1 - Committees UK- Knowledge

Answer 1

-2001 - 2010 John McFall MP, was appointed Chair of the Treasury Select Committee ​

-Under his chairmanship, the committee conducted inquiries into the banking crisis

Question 2

Para 1 - Committees US - Knowledge

Answer 2

-In April 2018 Mark Zuckerberg was called to a congressional committee, with focused on privacy, to answer questions about how data is used by Facebook

Question 3

Para 2 - HOL - Knowledge

Answer 3

-In 1991 Lords delayed The War Power Act allowing the government to prosecute war criminals even if the offences were committed outside of the UK.

Question 4

Para 2 - Senate - Knowledge

Answer 4

-In 2015 the Republican-controlled Senate refused to appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court

Question 5

Para 3 - PMQT - Knowledge

Answer 5

-Jeremy Corbyn at his first PMQs as leader of the opposition took in questions from members of the public.

-Made questions unpredictable

-Easier to criticise perceived policy failures

Question 6

Para 3 - No Collective Responsibility - Knowledge

Answer 6

-Liz Cheney was often openly critical of Donald Trump’s presidency and voted to impeach him twice