parliament supremacy- paper 2 Flashcards
1
Q
supremacy
A
having the most power
2
Q
what does parliament have the right to do?
A
-make, change or abolish any law it wants
-overrule any other law
-they can change their own laws whenever
3
Q
what’s the one thing parliament cannot do
A
bound future parliaments- they cannot put a law in place that says the future parliament can never change it
4
Q
why are parliament supreme
A
Because they are voted in so they represent as making us a democracy
5
Q
who makes up parliament
A
-house of commons
-house of lords
-monarch (king)
6
Q
other than parliament who makes laws
A
-courts/ judiciary
-local authority/ public bodies
7
Q
how does parliament differ from the government
A
-parliament is made up of mps
-the government is made up of mps from the biggest party (conservative)
