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American congress vs French parliament

  • 04-11-2010 07:45PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have a paper on whether the american congress or the french parliament is more powerful. From the research I have done so far the two seem to have more similarities then differences. Most of the power differences I have found seem to be more subtle then definitive. Any helpful ideas would be appreciated :)


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Lirange


    Though the American congress certainly has power and influence I would say that domestically it is weaker than the French parliament simply because the US government is more devolved (i.e. state legislatures).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    without studying the french structure of government how could one compare?

    I think for your assignment you may be barking up the wrong shortcut: the assignment sounds like it will require going off to actually study the structures of both governments in detail, from academic sources, not anecdotal.


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