AO1: Propose legislation AO2: Members of Congress in both chambers and the MPs and Lords in the UK Parliament have the right to introduce legislation to the chamber, albeit with different rules about how this is done - if such legislation is successful in the various stages it must pass, then it has to be considered by the second chamber as well AO1: Scrutinise the legislative process AO2: Members of Congress, MPs and Lords have the power to debate legislation, question the proposer of the Bill, propose amendments and vote on the progress of a Bill through their respective chambers AO1: Scrutinise the executive's role in legislation AO2: Members of Congress have the power to debate executive action and must introduce legislation on behalf of the president, while MPs can directly question ministers in ministerial question time and special parliamentary sessions about proposed legislation. The Senate also has additional powers to scrutinise foreign policy connected to legislation, which is done by both MPs and the Lords in the UK AO1: Participate in legislative committees AO2: Members of Congress, MPs and Lords can serve on committees, where Bills are scrutinised in depth and evidence taken on the potential impact of such legislation, although they are appointed to committees in different ways AO1: Representative function in legislation AO2: Members of Congress and MPs have a representative function to play in legislation, as they may choose to/feel they must introduce legislation or vote on proposals in a way that will benefit their constituents - especially near election time - but this is not evident in the Lords, as they are appointed and so may act more independently in scrutiny and proposing legislation