seeking redress for grievances at the supranational level of government (Jeffery and Mowson, 2002).
Another important characteristic that differentiates national constitutions is the separated powers-fused powers dichotomy (Box, Marshall, Reed, and Reed, 1998). The United States Constitution, as an example, provides for a separation of powers among the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government. In practice, however, the separation frequently is less effective than one might think it would be. Congress especially among the three branches of the United States government has steadily ceded or forfeited power to the executive over the past four decades.
The supremacy of Parliament in the United Kingdom (to the extent that such supremacy has n
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