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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
The principle that the UK Parliament is the highest legal authority and can make, change or repeal any law.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Institutions of the British ConstitutionParliamentary sovereignty means Parliament is the highest legal authority in the UK. It can make, change or repeal any law. A future Parliament can change laws passed by an earlier Parliament.
The principle that the UK Parliament is the supreme law-making authority and can make or repeal any law.
Parliamentary sovereignty does not mean the Prime Minister has unlimited power. The government must act within the law.
Distinguish Parliament from government: parliamentary sovereignty does not mean ministers have unlimited power.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
The principle that Parliament is the highest legal authority in the UK: it can make, change or repeal any law, and cannot bind a future Parliament.
Revise: Parliamentary Sovereignty and Government AccountabilityParliamentary sovereignty means that Parliament is the highest legal authority in the UK. It can make, change or repeal any law. Courts must follow Acts of Parliament and cannot overturn them.
