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Comparative Charts of Legislative Powers

These documents are a compilation of comparative charts concerning various powers of national legislatures. The charts compare the legislative powers across countries with respect to the following substantive areas (in order):
Amendment of the Constitution
Power to Grant Amnesty
Appointment of Legislators
Power to Declare War
Power to Mandate Expenditure of Funds
Immunity of Legislators from Arrest and Prosecution
Legislative Immunity from Dissolution
Powers to Impeach Head of State
Initiation of Bills in All Substantive Areas
Availability of Judicial Review of Legislative Acts
Monopoly over Law-Making
Powers Legislature's Control over its Operational Resources
Power to Grant Pardons
The Extent to Which Legislative Act are Veto-Proof 
Keywords: Legislature/Legislative, Legislative Powers, Example, UNS.