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What distinction should frame an answer about legislation, oversight power purse — the functions, powers and effectiveness of Congress in legislation, oversight and the power of the purse? Use the relevant political concepts and evidence from The legislative branch of government Congress.
- A.an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example linked to the comparison and its consequence for constitutional arrangements.
- B.A definition of constitutional arrangements with no UK-US application.
- C.A fact from another Politics component with no comparative link.
- D.A vague assertion that both countries work in the same way.
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- The correct answer is an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example linked to the comparison and its consequence for constitutional arrangements.
Explanation
Why this works
an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example linked to the comparison and its consequence for constitutional arrangements. This is correct because political evidence must connect an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example to the stated UK-US claim.
Apply parliamentary sovereignty, codification, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, conventions and judicial review precisely. the UK constitution is uncodified and retains parliamentary sovereignty, whereas the US Constitution is codified, federal and based on a formal separation of powers.
A structural viewpoint emphasises formal rules; however, a rational or cultural viewpoint may explain how actors use those rules. Overall, judge the evidence from an Act, convention, constitutional provision, ruling or institutional example and explain whether different constitutional rules alter institutional checks and accountability for "Analyse and evaluate the functions, powers and effectiveness of Congress in legislation, oversight and the power of the purse.".
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