Discuss The Success Of Congresses As An Independent Branch Of Government

Discuss the success of Congresses as an independent branch of regimen As the complexity of government increase, the legislative branches of many occidental democracies have lost power to their executives giving rise to impairment such as ?elected dictatorships? and the elected members of parliament as merely ?lobby-fodder?. While occasionally eclipsed, and led, by strong Presidents the American Congress has mostly managed to master(prenominal)tain its control over the legislative process and imperial presidencies. President Bush?s Nov.

13 executive order asserting his right to establish army tribunals for terrorists and the antiterrorism bill containing a section entitled ?Suspension of the judicial writ of Habeas Corpus? (Newsweek, 12/10/2001) is an example of the executive attempts at grabbing for power being controlled by congress. Congress has four main functions these are representation, legislation, investigation and scrutiny (oversight), and financial control. This essay is have-to doe with with the...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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