Similarities Flashcards
What are the similarities of congress and parliament?
- both legislature represent the supreme law making authority of their representatives state
- both legislature are bicameral
- both check and scrutiny of the executive
- both legislative are representative in nature
both legislature are bicameral
How is Parliament bicameral ?
Parliament has two chambers :
HOC and HOL
both legislature are bicameral
What chamber is the lower chamber ?
House of Common
both legislature are bicameral
what chamber is the HOL ?
Highest/upper chamber
both legislature are bicameral
What chambers congress is separated in ?
House of Representatives and senate
both legislature are bicameral
What chamber is the senate ?
Upper house
both legislature are bicameral
What chamber is the house of representatives?
Lower house
Both legislature represent the supreme law making authority of their respective state
What authority does parliament have ?
Parliamentary sovereignty
Both legislature represent the supreme law making authority of their respective state
If parliament is sovereign what does it mean
- Is Supreme law making authority in the UK
- No other can strike down laws like parliament
Both legislature represent the supreme law making authority of their respective state
Equally what does congress represent ?
Highest level of making law
Both legislature represent the supreme law making authority of their respective state
What does congress represent ?
Federal legislature
Both legislature represent the supreme law making authority of their respective state
What does both congress and parliament have ?
Highest level of legislature authority
Both check and scrutinise the executive
What is done in the USA ?
check and balance between congress and presidency to check and balance Along both side
Both check and scrutinise the executive
What does parliament do in regards to this ?
Can question executive in regular basic directly by fusion of legislature and executive
What is cultural approach of similarity between congress and parliament ?
HOC and House of Representatives both have similar cultural traditions as both adversarial so affects behaviour of their reprective member