Limits on the Power to Summons or Investigation

Other legislatures are limited in their ability to either question or investigate the executive. This is the case, for example, where investigation is limited to an ability to make a request of documents. Additionally, the power to investigate is sometimes held by a different branch or body. For instance, investigatory powers may be held by an ombudsman, rather than the legislature. Because such investigations take place wholly out of the control of the legislature, they do not indicate an increased degree of legislative power.