Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Which one of the following is traditionally seen as a debating legislature?
AAmerica's Congress
BBritain's House of Commons ✓ Correct
CGermany's Bundesrat
DSweden's Riksdag
Correct answer: (B) Britain's House of Commons — Britain's House of Commons is the classic debating legislature, so the answer is the House of Commons.
Explanation
★Britain's House of Commons is the classic debating legislature, so the answer is the House of Commons.
★A debating legislature shapes opinion mainly through open debate on the floor.
★The Commons centres on lively, adversarial debate between government and opposition.
★Much real legislative detail is handled by the executive and party discipline.
★This contrasts with the strong committee work of the US Congress.
★So the House of Commons is the model of a debating legislature.
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