AQA GCSE Citizenship Studies · 8100
Paper 1
Revise: First Past the Post SystemThe Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 repealed the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 and restored the previous arrangements for calling elections. The Prime Minister can request that the monarch dissolve Parliament. Dissolution means formally ending that Parliament, allowing a general election to take place and a new Parliament to be elected.
- Revise: Formation of Government
The formal ending of a Parliament before a general election, when all MPs cease to hold their seats.