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In what ways can the legislature hold the executive to account? Democracy is based on the idea that the people are self governing through their elected representatives, whom must be held to account for their actions. Our elected representatives are the government or 'executive' who create policies and apply legislations. Government policies and legislation must always be strongly checked and scrutinised to make sure that laws being passed are always for the common good. This is where the 'Queen in Parliament' or British legislative as they are more commonly known exercise their authority. The legislative comprises of the sovereign, the house of lords and the house of commons. These three governing bodies act as the peoples' agent and are therefore at the core of western democratic tradition. Indeed the legislative is primarily a law making body, but one of its other key roles is to scrutinise government policy and legislation. Over the...

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