Parliament

Functions of Parliament
- 1. Representation
- 2. Lawmaking
- 3. Accountability
usually directly elected

lower chamber
usually not directly elected

second chamber (upper house)
Which house is more important politically ?

lower house
state the basis for the upper house

germany
Majoritarian

UK, Greece
Problem of no confidence

instability
No confident vote is

rarely used
Functional differentiation

Ireland
Requires constructive vote of no- confidence

Germany
important tool to monitor government and individual departments

Author

dwrght16

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Parliament

Description

exam 2

Updated

2016-10-22T03:19:50Z