Scottish Office: Checks and Balances in Single Chamber Parliaments

Scottish Office


*Checks and Balances in Single Chamber Parliaments*

A Comparative Study: Stage 1
February 1998

		Publisher The Scottish Office

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
Constitutional Design
Parliament Design and Procedure
External Checks
Conclusions

ONE - INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Comparative Approach
Structure of the Report

TWO - THE PARLIAMENTS
Sweden - The Riksdag
Checks on the Riksdag
Denmark - The Folketinget
Checks on the Folketinget
New Zealand - The House of Representatives
Checks on the House of Representatives
Queensland - The Legislative Assembly
Checks on the Legislative Assembly
Quebec - The Assemblée nationale
Checks on the Assemblée nationale
British Columbia - The Legislative Assembly
Checks on the Legislative Assembly

THREE - CHECKS ON UNICAMERAL PARLIAMENTS
1 - Constitutional Framework
2 - Parliamentary Design and Procedure
3 - External checks
Conclusion

FOUR - THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
1 - Constitutional Framework
2 - Parliamentary Design and Procedure
3 - External Checks
Conclusion

BlBLIOGRAPHY

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