The National Assembly is seen as being ineffective in checking executive power because of all of the following EXCEPT
a. ANC MPs, the largest group of parliamentarians, have tended to defer to the executive.
b. Most legislation is drafted by government ministers, not MPs.
c. Due to the country's electoral system, MPs hold their seats at the will-of-party leadership.
d. The executive has shown itself able to stifle legislative investigations.
e. It lacks strong committees to review and revise legislative proposals.
e
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a.) large quantities of data b.) numerous interviewees c.) impartiality d.) significance
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