摘要
人大常委会作为国家权力机关，代表人民和国家依法对「一府两院」贯彻执行法律和工作履职情况进行监督。这种监督和其他各种监督形式相比，具有权威性、法律性和宏观性的特点。《中华人民共和国各级人民代表大会常务委员会监督法》（以下简称《监督法》）是一部对全国和县级以上地方各级人大常委会行使监督职权的形式和程序进行调整和规范的重要法律。
As organs of State power, the Standing Committees of People＇s Congresses at all levels in China represent the people and the State in exercising supervision over enforcement of law and fulfillment of official duties by the government as well as People＇s Courts and People＇s Procuratorates at the corresponding levels. In comparison with the various other forms of supervision, legislative supervision is of the characteristic of being more authoritative, more legitimate and more extensive.
