Oversight Flashcards
(28 cards)
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What is the structure of congress and the executive ?
Entirely separated
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How does Administration survive in congress ?
Survives Regardless of anything that does/does not occur in congress
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What does senate have an oversight of in congress ?
Oversight of all judicial and Numerous executive appointments within federal goverment
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The senate has oversight of all judicial and numerous executive appointments within where ?
Federal goverment
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What does the senate have power to do in the congress ?
To ratify treaties
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What does the senate power to ratify treaties give ?
Gives another extension of its oversight powers that parliament does not have
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What power does the house of representatives have ?
To impeach public official within federal government
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House of Representatives has power to impeach any public official within where?
Federal government something parliament cannot do
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Congress has more control than parliament in what ?
Over budget
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Parliament and the executive structure ?
Intertwined
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What does the survival of goverment depend on in parliament ?
On maintaining the support of the HOC
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What do prime minister and ministers face every week in parliament
Face questions in the HOC every week
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What does the select committee do in parliament ?
Scrutinise each goverment department and summon minister for questioning
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In reality What dominates House of Commons in reality in parliament?
Governing party
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What does the governing party do in parliament ?
Command loyalty of majority of MPs
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What does the governing party requiring loyalty of majority MPs exert in parliament ?
Exerts control over legislative agenda
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What power does parliament have to commit
Power to commit armed troops to conflict abroad its remaining royal preogratives
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Parliament has power to commit armed troops to conflict abroad using what ?
its remaining royal preogratives
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What is royal preogrative ?
Power of crown rather than parliament
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How armed troops to conflict abroad came about ?
- 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
Structural approach
Whaf does the enforced separation of powers in USA mean ?
Congress is more free from executive influence than parliament
Structural approach
Congress is more free from executive influence than parliament due to what ?
Enforced separation of powers
Structural approach
What does structure of enforced separation of power in the USA in congress free from executive influence than uk parliament allow ?
Congress to better scrutinise the executive
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What provides clear structural limitation on politicians than in the UK
more regular and fixed term elections in the USA
