How Much Power Does the British Parliament Have?

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: 66, Queen Mary University of London (School of Politics and International Relations), course: Parliamentary Studies, language: English, abstract: An analysis of the powers enjoyed by the British House of Commons, using a three-dimensional framework of power. Comparisons to other parliaments are employed throughout to highlight distinctions. The essay concludes that the House of Commons does not dispose of extensive powers, and remains powerful when compared to its counterparts in other countries.