NorwayDemokrati 24 · Democracy and human rights
How can the Storting check on the government?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Hvordan kan Stortinget kontrollere regjeringen?
- aThe representatives can ask the ministers questionsRepresentantene kan stille statsrådene spørsmålCorrect answer
- bThe Storting cannot check on the governmentStortinget kan ikke kontrollere regjeringen
- cThe Storting can put ministers in prison without a court judgmentStortinget kan sette statsråder i fengsel uten dom
Why?
An important task of the Storting is to check on (kontrollere) the government. For example, the representatives can ask the ministers (statsrådene) about matters, and the ministers must answer.
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