Congress and UK Parliament - Functions

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Legislation
-HOC dominates the legislative agenda and despite the proposed amendments by the HOL, the HOC usually gets its way
-Bills in parliament are the gov.t shopping list whereas bills in congress are the presidents administration wish lists
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Oversight
-congress has more control over the budget than Parliament, Senate has oversight of all judicial and numerous executive appointments and power to ratify treaties and try cases of impeachment and power to declare war. congress significant extension of over
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Representation
-In congress constituents play a much more important role than a party disgruntled constituents *** constituents may back a challenger to the incumbent member of congress.
-Before the 2015 general election conservative party members in Suffolk deselected
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