Sovereignty is used to describe the idea of the power of law making unrestricted by any legal limit, Parliamentary sovereignty is part of the uncodified constitution of the United Kingdom. It dictates that Parliament can make or unmake any laws as it is the ultimate legal authority in the UK. Parliament is still sovereign as it can make law on any matter and it has legislative supremacy. However parliamentary sovereignty can be questioned due to the membership of the European Union and the Human Rights Act. Parliament can make laws on any matter due to Dicey in ‘Law of the Constitution (1885).’ He said that ‘in theory Parliament has total power.
(Scotland, n.a.) A State is, "the abstract embodiment, or the symbol, of the political institution." (Perry, 2009) I select the United Kingdom and the reason is the United Kingdom, also called the UK, and has sovereignty over England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Queen of England is the chief of state, and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Although each one of the countries has their own parliamentary government, the Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme rule, and their parliaments cannot challenge the Constitution of the United Kingdom.
As a country, Canada is not totally governed by a king or queen or president but rather the Executive governs it. The responsibility of the executive is policymaking as well as other political decisions that are needed in order to run and direct the country into the future. The three entities that make up the executive are: the crown or monarch, the prime minister and the Cabinet. In order to really undertand how the federal government is run, one must understand what each of these entities are and what part they play in the management of this country. Canada is a constitutional monarchy which means that it is a democracy that is headed by a King or Queen.
The power of the Prime Minister largely comes from the royal prerogative, where what the monarch said was law. The prime minster is said to be first among equals, which means to describe the Prime Ministers position is largely greater to other ministers of state. However over the last hundred years, this has been less accurate description of the role and influence of the Prime Minister. First among equals implies an equal status among the minsters and that he is simply the ‘first’ and represents the ministers and therefore the government and the country. However, the Prime Minister in reality is far more powerful than what he looks to be.
This essay will examine the evidence as to whether the limitations are actually growing. Prime-ministerial power is considerable mainly because the holder of the office has several different important sources of power. The first is the existence of prerogative powers. These are the arbitrary powers enjoyed by the monarch which are delegated to the prime minister. They include the power of commander-in-chief of the armed forces and chief foreign policy maker, and the power to appoint or dismiss government ministers.
That’s the great thing about democracy; the people are allowed to choose any leader they feel is best through election. So if the constituency chooses who leads them, shouldn't they be allowed to decide how long he or she stays in office? Denying the people the right to determine how long a president stays in office is fundamentally contradicting the purpose of democracy. Presidential term limits are inadmissibly undemocratic. The purpose of democracy is to leave the power within in the hands of the people through representative government.
Is Parliament Still Sovereign? Sovereignty is the idea that someone or something has ultimate political power and is the source of all political authority, up until the 17th century the queen/king was said to be sovereign, however this is no longer the case the only anomaly to this is that of the Queen being described as sovereign, this is just tradition and has no effect on power. In the UK parliament is said to be the holder of most of the sovereign power’s, because of the absence of a supreme constitution it Is said that Parliament has legal sovereignty, this means that Parliament can exercise many powers e.g. laws etc., however in the past few years this has come under scrutiny from many politicians alike at whether Parliament is actually sovereign. One way in which people believe Parliament has lost sovereignty is because of the EU, It is stated that EU law takes precedence over UK law an example of this is that of the Factortame case, this was when in 1990 a Spanish fishing company started fishing in the UK waters, when the UK government tried to take this company to court, the EU stepped in and said that under the Treaty of Rome act they had no authority and so the case was dropped and the Spanish ships were allowed to ship in these waters once more.
Through the power or appointment to certain key positions as head of the National Treasury the President can influence foreign policy as well (as seen in the bailout of the European Union). The most reaching appointment that the President has the ability to influence is the Supreme Court. Though the President can only influence lawmaking, and has the ability to shape the law, that fails in comparison to the ability to interpret the law. This appointment is a lifetime appointment, though this appointment is subject to Congressional Impeachment. When the POTUS appoints someone to this position who shares the same views that their appointer has, then that view is in turn the looking glass that laws will be seen through.
Why Did Pitt Stay In Power For So Long? There were many reasons why Pitt stayed in power for so long. By far the most important factor was the support Pitt got from George III. This is because the King could influence politics directly. Therefore Pitt would not be able to be Prime Minister.
However, the principle of Parliamentary sovereignty is the unshakeable keystone of Britain’s judicial system; it guarantees the continued supremacy of parliament. A codified constitution, which in many other countries restricts the powers of government, does not exist in Britain. Thus the only check on the power of Parliament is the sovereignty of future parliaments – legislation can