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Parliament scrutinizes the executive in many ways such as:
Opposition days,
minister and prime minister question time ,
debates,
select committees and
standing committees .
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe opposition are part of parliament, I will assume you meant scrutinise government.
The opposition being the second largest party in the house, therefore when the opposition is having debates with the government it has a lot of backing. The main ways the opposition scrutinise government is during parliament. The house of commons is designed in a very confrontational way with the two leaders (one in govt and one opposing govt) facing each other, making debating a lot easier. The job of the opposition is to oppose the govt's legislation. It does this by questioning the govt leader on his/her policies, however it is often an attempt to embarrass the party leader by picking out flaws in his policies, which provides parliamentary theatre rather than effective scrutiny. During Prime Ministers questions is the main time the opposition get to scrutinise the govt, this gains lots of media coverage and so in this instance the opposition will use the media to scrutinise as well. Another way they scrutinise the govt is by acting as an alternative govt-in-waiting. This makes sure govt is always on its toes and maintains support of the public.
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What is the function of the houses of parliament?
To scrutinise the executive, to amend and sometimes propose bills and to allow for representation of the people. It is no longer the highest court in the land (and that was the House of Lords Appellate Committee anyway, and they rarely if ever participated in voting or debates).
What does parliament control?
Parliament controls the executive.
How does the Indian Parliament exercises control over the Executive?
parliament exercise control over executive by making some provisions in the constitution which help parliament to control executive.
In parliamentary government the executive is chosen by who?
legislatureIn parliament for a government the executive is usually chosen by the parliament.
What is Executive Supremacy?
parliament less power compare to executive
Do The people elect the Parliament and the Parliament selects the executive?
In a parliamentary government the people elect the executive presidency. The government is divided into three branches which are executive, legislative and judicial.
What is another word for Observes Closely?
Scrutinise.
How effective is parliament in checking executive power?
Its alright I suppose
Who elected the executive in a parliamentary system of government?
The Members of Parliament
Which branch of government is not part of Parliament?
Parliament is the legislative branch and controls the executive branch. The judicial branch is seperate.
The relationship between the chief executive and the legislature?
The chief executive in a parliament government must answer the legislature for all the actions and policies it makes.
Is Parliament and cabinet the same thing?
No, parliament and the cabinet are not the same. Parliament is the legislative body of a country, whereas the cabinet is an executive body. However members of the cabinet are often, although not always, members of parliament.
