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American congress vs French parliament

Buttons_sb · 2010-11-04 18:45:43

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 :)

04-11-2010 6:45pm

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Buttons_sb

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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

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#2 04-11-2010 9:19pm

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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).

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#3 04-11-2010 9:23pm

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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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