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In what ways and why are the committees of the US Congress so much more powerful than the committees of the House of Commons?
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In what ways and why are the committees of the US Congress so much more powerful than the committees of the House of Commons? The committees of the US congress and the committees of the House of Commons both have substantial amounts of powers in the way in which they rule the country and are able to pass legislation. Within the American congress there are separate powers within the House of Representatives and the Senate and there are also powers held by Congress as a whole. Congress as a whole however cannot hope to perform enormous tasks such as introducing radical amendments without resorting to a form of streamlining, hence there are committees - in particular, standing committees. There are 15 standing committees in the House of Representatives and a further 19 standing committees in the Senate. In American politics it is quite true to say that congressional committees have a lot...
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