politics paper 3

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constitution is anti democratic
Imperial judiciary,
Imperial judiciary evaluation,
Article 5 constitutional amendmen...
8  cards
principles of constitution not adhered to
0  cards
strengths outweigh weaknesses
Federalism strengths,
Federalism weaknesses,
Separation of powers and checks a...
10  cards
checks and balances is the main hindrance to effective government
0  cards
federalism increasingly under threat
50 laboratories of democracy,
Laboratories evaluation,
Federal grants
8  cards
(12) similarities between nature of constitutions
Decentralisation,
Protection of civil liberties,
Bicameral legislature
3  cards
(12) differences between nature of constitutions
Flexibility,
Codification,
Fusion of powers
3  cards
(12) similarities devolution and federalism
Power exercised at 2 levels,
Constitutions protect state level...,
Both systems rely on the judicial...
3  cards
(12) differences between devolution and federalism
Unitary v federal,
Devolution is evolving federalism...,
Assymetrical vs symmetrical
3  cards
strengths of congress' legislative process outweigh its weakness
Expertise on committees,
Expertise on committees evaluation,
Senate filibuster and gridlock
8  cards
comgress carries out oversight effectively
Separation of powers,
Separation of powers evaluation,
Eras of divided government
8  cards
(factor) effects MOCs voting behaviour more than others
Constituency,
Constituency evaluation,
Party
10  cards
(factor) is the most significant factor in congressional elections
Incumbency,
Incumbency evaluation,
Gerrymandering in the house
10  cards
parties have become less significant in recent years
Party line voting,
Party line voting evaluation,
Control of elections legislative ...
8  cards
congress fails to carry out its representative function effectively
0  cards
congress carries out its constitutional roles effectively
0  cards
(12) differences between commons and HOR
Commons dominance,
Commons can remove executive,
Commons ratifies treaties
3  cards
(12) similarities between HOC and HOR
Financial control,
Executive oversight powers,
Legislative role powers
3  cards
(12) differences between lords and senate
Senate is co equal,
Senate confirms executive nominees,
Senate can remove executive
3  cards
(12) similarities between lords and senate
Both chambers are harder to contr...,
Both chambers have oversight powers,
Both chambers have a foreign poli...
3  cards
(12) differences between checks on legislatures
Ussc can rule aofc unconstitutional,
Parliament is sovereign but congr...,
Stronger party control in the uk
3  cards
(12) similarities between checks on legislatures
Executive can check legislative,
Judiciary can check both,
Party control checks independence
3  cards
weaknesses of supreme court appointments process outweigh weaknesses
Democratic consent,
Democratic consent evaluation
2  cards

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